Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.

A Florida House panel approved a wide-ranging bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies and take steps to block labeling of plant-based food as meat, milk, poultry and eggs.

The Florida House is poised to pass a measure that would bar transgender females from participating in girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports.

A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Despite impassioned pleas from LGBT advocates, a Florida House panel on Wednesday approved a controversial proposal that would ban transgender girls and women from competing in women’s high-school and college sports. But critics of measures targeting transgender student athletes argue the proposals are rooted in fear, misunderstanding and politics. And it’s not motivated, certainly, by any problems we’ve had in Florida,” Smith told The News Service of Florida on Wednesday. AdFacing questions from Democrats on Wednesday, Tuck conceded that Florida does not have any reported complaints about the current process. If my son decided tomorrow that he’s now a girl, he could use his natural biological advantages to take opportunities away from biological girls,” he said.