Florida House panel approves bill that lowers age to buy rifles, shotguns
TALLAHASSEE - A bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase rifles and shotguns was...
Florida bill aims to overturn strict immigration laws
TAMPA, Fla. - Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers from Orlando will promote a proposal called the 'Welcoming Florida Act.'. The bill (SB 1598), proposed by state...
Kim Berfield: New legislation seeks to help strengthen Florida ports with greater access to...
Florida is home to the three busiest cruise ports globally. Florida is renowned for its extensive and strategically located seaports, which play a crucial...
Parkland dad fights against lowering gun purchase age back to 18
After intense lobbying by Parkland families, then-governor Rick Scott signed a series of bipartisan reforms into law less than a month after the massacre...
Homeowners urge legislators to address Florida’s insurance crisis
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Rising home insurance premiums continue in 2024, but Florida lawmakers don't appear to be heavily focused on addressing the state's...
Student groups rally at Florida Capitol in support of pro-Palestinian protesters
A day after the Florida State University chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was suspended, student members and other Pro-Palestinian groups across...
Florida barring gender changes on driver’s license puts trans residents at risk, critics say
Transgender Floridians can no longer change the listed gender on their driver licenses. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles...
Florida Republicans want to block removal of Confederate monuments
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants to block cities and counties from removing or relocating Confederate monuments, a move that has already...
‘That’ll be a decision that the state will make’: Warner Robins man could face...
MIRAMAR, Fla. - The charges a Warner Robins man faces in Florida could result in the death penalty if he's found guilty. In September...
“Political Ideology” Flag Restrictions Stall In Florida Senate
A proposal that would prevent public schools, colleges and universities and other governmental entities from displaying flags that represent a "political ideology viewpoint" stalled...
