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Contentious elections bill ready for vote in Fla. Senate By Dara Kam Election official alarmed by proposed changes Just this year, Republican lawmakers in 43 states have proposed new voting laws that they say will shore up public confidence in the integrity of elections. It's happening here in Florida, as well. Lawmakers are trying to add new restrictions to voting, but election supervisors from across the aisle are sounding alarms. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - One of the 2021 legislative session’s most-controversial issues -- a sweeping elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to ...

A board member of Ban Assault Weapons Now and cousin to a victim of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School writes that, with no action on assault weapons bans in Congress, it's up to people at the state level to get it done.

The proposal would require future teachers and other government workers to enroll in a 401(k) style plan instead of the state's traditional pension plan.

The bill would create a new crime of “mob intimidation” and enhance penalties on existing riot-related offenses

Many protesters carried their own signs while marching. TALLAHASSEE --- With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key Senate committee Friday approved a controversial measure that Republicans argue is needed to crack down on violent protests. Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee spent nine hours picking apart the bill (HB 1), which would create a new crime of “mob intimidation” and enhance penalties on existing riot-related offenses. The proposal is a top priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last year rolle...