‘Outdated bureaucracy:’ New bill streamlines Florida’s motor vehicle agency, moves FHP oversight
Read full article: ‘Outdated bureaucracy:’ New bill streamlines Florida’s motor vehicle agency, moves FHP oversightTwo Florida lawmakers say the agency overseeing the state’s driver’s licenses, license plates, and the Florida Highway Patrol is a mess, and something needs to change.
New Florida tax holiday kicks off for hunting equipment, including guns and ammo
Read full article: New Florida tax holiday kicks off for hunting equipment, including guns and ammoStarting Monday and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a sales-tax exemption on a variety of hunting equipment, the first time a state tax “holiday” includes guns and ammunition.
FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law
Read full article: FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control lawFlorida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Florida Senate passes fluoride ban in water supplies
Read full article: Florida Senate passes fluoride ban in water suppliesAs cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies.
States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions
Read full article: States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortionsA new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them.
Florida Senate passes 15-week abortion limit, bill heads to desk of Gov. DeSantis
Read full article: Florida Senate passes 15-week abortion limit, bill heads to desk of Gov. DeSantisFlorida doctors could soon be prohibited from performing abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, after the Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill Thursday night that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinated
Read full article: Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinatedFlorida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots.
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Florida’s top doctor blames inability to ‘communicate clearly’ for mask refusal
Read full article: Florida’s top doctor blames inability to ‘communicate clearly’ for mask refusalFlorida's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, is now responding days after he was asked to leave a meeting with Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky — who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer — because he refused to wear a mask.
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Florida’s top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meeting
Read full article: Florida’s top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meetingFlorida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition.