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Florida Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to oust Minority Leader Gary Farmer with just days left in the legislative session, deciding to replace him with Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation. Less than six months after Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point, formally took the leadership post in November, Democratic senators cast a unanimous vote of no confidence. Wednesday’s ouster came after years of tension between Farmer and Book, who was chosen last week to lead Senate Democrats following the November 2022...

Thursdays Afternoon Update | 4/29/2021 Florida legislative session final days: Updates on what you need to know The 60-day legislative session is nearly over. Lawmakers could agree Friday on the one thing that they are required to do, pass Florida’s state budget, and go home. But no matter what happens next, the 2021 session has already felt more consequential than recent sessions. Perhaps not since the 2011 session, when tea party Republicans flexed their muscle after being swept into offic...

Share this article Share this article CELEBRATION, Fla., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On World Wish Day, The Walt Disney Company announced a $1 million donation to Make-A-Wish as part of a grand unveiling event for the highly anticipated Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Wish, scheduled to set sail in summer 2022. The name Disney Wish carries a powerful meaning, evoking all the wonder and optimism of a wish come true, presenting an opportunity to connect this timeless theme to the invaluab...

Beaches and cream: This ice cream truck on the water delivers Sun Sentinel 4/30/2021 Phillip Valys, South Florida Sun-Sentinel © Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida/Sun Sentinel Ice Cream Float owner Amy McGill drives her floating ice cream boat, the Ice Cream Float, down the Intracoastal Waterway in Pompano Beach. On Saturdays and Sunday McGills boat is anchored at Exchange Club Park in Lighthouse Point, Hillsboro Inlet Park in Deerfield Beach and Lake Santa Barbara in Pompan...

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida & • 1 hour ago Credit Pixabay A proposal that would let people with concealed-weapons licenses pack heat at churches or other religious institutions that share properties with schools is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday voted 24-16 along party lines to give final approval to the measure (HB 259), which passed the House last month. DeSantis’ office did not immediately reply to a question about wh...

The Senate on Monday passed a measure that would widen eligibility for taxpayer-funded aid to send children to private schools.

Tallahassee, FL - A proposal that would let people with concealed-weapons licenses pack heat at churches or other religious institutions that share properties with schools is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday vot...

Churches that have educational facilities attached to them would no longer have to be gun-free zones under a bill sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. The legislation fixes an issue in the current statute, which allows worship centers to determine whether they want to allow guns in their facilities, unless those facilities have a school building attached. If a church runs a private school, for instance, then it has to prohibit the lawful carrying of a concealed firearm, even if that expressly ...

Florida lawmakers give boost to guns in church Published  Lawmakers give boost to guns at church A proposal that would let people with concealed-weapons licenses pack heat at churches or other religious institutions that share properties with schools is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A proposal that would let people with concealed weapons licenses pack heat at churches or other religious institutions that share properties with schools is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Rep...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:29 UTC In one of Gov. Ron DeSantis top priorities of the legislative session, the Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure to crack down on social-media companies that remove users from their platforms. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 22-17, along almost straight party lines, to approve the proposal (SB 7072), which now will go to the House. DeSantis has made a priority of the issue after decisions by Twitter and Facebook to block former President Donald Trump from ...