Tag: Legislation

Banning classic books, fluoride and plant foods labeled "milk" or "meat" together with curbing teen violence, regulating drone use, instituting tax breaks for veterans and lowering the age for organ donation — these are just some of the bills local lawmakers will be working on during the 60-day legislative session that starts Tuesday.

Federal District Court judge grants preliminary injunction to block “highly intrusive” financial disclosure requirements.

CAIR has long positioned itself as the premier Muslim civil rights organization, but a new report from George Washington University traces the group's beginnings to a 1993 Hamas activist meeting in a Philadelphia hotel conference room.

“This is not the purview of the state government. It is the purview of the federal government.”

Student scholarships and an addiction awareness program may see the benefits if bills for two new specialty license plates are passed.

Legislation would require the installation of vehicle alarm systems to alert caregivers if a baby is still in the backseat.

Research shows that access to public assistance helps reduce recidivism.

Current state statute limits excusals to part-time or nonworking parents.

Polk County's Aerospace Center for Excellence to administer scholarships.

New version will allow scholarship funds to be used for private Florida HBCUs.