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The House Ways & Means Committee late Wednesday unanimously approved its package (PCB WMC 23-02), which includes such things as sales-tax “holidays” and cutting a commercial-lease tax that businesses have long criticized. Some parts of the House package mirror requests by Gov. Ron DeSantis, such as holding a series of tax holidays and providing sales-tax exemptions on products for babies and toddlers.

Florida’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill is in the process of being expanded into HB 1069 to include prekindergarten to eighth grade in its restrictions, among other changes. The current version of the bill prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Passed last year, the original bill included language to reduce...

Beloved author Judy Blume has eviscerated Florida governor Ron DeSantis over attempts to censor education in the state.

From a proposed ban on talking about menstrual cycles until sixth grade to voting down free period products in schools, when did puberty become political fodder?

As a non-native born citizen, my opinions about America are determined by what I experience living here, observing my surroundings and my neighbors. I was not born on any side

As a non-native born citizen, my opinions about America are determined by what I experience living here, observing my surroundings and my neighbors. I was not born on any side

On International Transgender Day of Visibility, hundreds of students from across the state descended on the Capitol to protest

A new bill seeks to limit sex education in Florida by banning certain topics of sexual health, gender identity, and sexual orientation in certain grades.

“No one should have to feel embarrassed or ashamed of their bodies, their symptoms, or their sexual history,” writes Olivia Cushman.

It’s been a year since Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ passed into law, and the impact of the law has been felt by LGBTQ+ activists nationwide.