Tag: florida legislature
Teachers and doctors warn against DeSantis’ plan to end school vaccine...
Following the recent release of Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan to eliminate some Florida school vaccine mandates, debate has arisen over the need for vaccines...
Newsbreak April 4, 2025
Experts show how Floridians can protect themselves from a popular SunPass prepaid tolls phishing scam. Jacksonville's Mayor Donna Deegan announces she will not sign...
‘The Color Purple’ banned in Orange County public schools months before...
When Alice Walker published "The Color Purple" in 1982, it quickly attracted acclaim as well as controversy.
It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in...
Florida establishes program to relocate migrants (includes video story)
The Florida legislature passed a bill last week in a special session that allows the state more latitude in transporting immigrants from other countries.
Last...
Jai-alai run in Dania finishes after almost 70 years
Jai alai has been a Florida staple for almost 100 years. Now, the fast-moving Basque game is leaving The Casino at Dania Beach just before...
Florida legislature bill would allow student-athletes to be paid (updated)
In 40 of 50 states, either a college basketball or college football coach is the highest paid state employee.
In 2019, Dan Mullen, the head...
SFMN Explainers: The Florida legislative session
Next up is a video looking at the 2020 Florida legislative session which started Jan. 14.
The 60-day sessions start in January in even years...