Starting in July, any pregnant woman in Florida can apply for a handicap parking permit valid for up to one year. The change comes as part of a sweeping transportation bill that passed unanimously in the state legislature.

Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.

As more women and young people run for public office, they’re bringing more than fresh policy ideas to statehouses.

Amid opposition from local governments, the House Budget Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that could lead to cities, counties and other government agencies paying more in lawsuits over people getting injured.

From holding down property taxes on homes rebuilt after hurricanes to new post-storm rules for elections supervisors, the Florida House on Tuesday started moving forward with a proposal to address issues whipped up during the damaging 2024 hurricane season.

The family of a 10-year-old Florida boy killed in a boating accident is pushing for a way to make a day on the water safer.

Ron DeSantis provided new details Monday on legislation filed in the Florida House of Representatives aimed at Big Tech companies, such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. The bill is called the Florida Information Protection Act, or House Bill 969. Ad“Big Tech platforms have created a surveillance economy, which enriches those platforms by free-riding on consumer data,” DeSantis said. At the time, he also decried tech companies for “neutering” political candidates’ access to voters, saying that tech companies were only “de-platforming” Republican politicians. “Well, they operate in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.