Tag: Florida state government
Florida school superintendent charged with perjury
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The superintendent of the Florida school district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre was...
Florida House overwhelmingly approves consumer privacy bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Citing security, GOP lawmakers zero in on ballot drop boxes
<p>ATLANTA — Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in next year’s gubernatorial election will have to do some searching.</p>
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DeSantis signs Florida’s anti-riot bill, cites Chauvin trial
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top Republicans cited events in cities around the country — but not the Jan. 6 riots in Washington — as...
Citing security, GOP lawmakers zero in on ballot drop boxes
ATLANTA — Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in next year’s gubernatorial election will have to do some searching.
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DeSantis signs Florida’s anti-riot bill, cites Chauvin trial
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top Republicans cited events in cities around the country — but not the Jan. 6 riots in Washington — as...
Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having...