The bill emerged as one of the most controversial education bills of the 2024 legislative session. Under the bill, teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities would be barred from teaching "identity politics" or include lessons that are "based on theories that systemic rac...
March 7, 2024 A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative session. The state … ...
With the 2024 Florida Legislative Session winding down, the legislature has days to approve reforms for how Condo and Homeowners' Associations operate. Mar 5, 2024 Florida House, Senate tee up homeless bills Bills seek to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places ...
There was a small gambling bill about a lottery and mobile wagering in 2022, but the lawmakers didn’t even vote on it. A legislative session in 2024 also ended in failure for legal sports betting efforts. There’s little chance for change in the near future. Mississippi Mississippi is the...
Florida lawmakers failed to pass an expansive privacy law before the legislative session adjourned last Friday. As with the 2019, 2020, and 2021 versions of the Washington Privacy Act, the Florida bill stalled because of disagreement over the proper enforcement mechanism. On April 21, the Florid...
Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to amend the bill to give students currently using this waiver, which allows undocumented students to pay a cheaper in-state tuition rate, time to complete their degrees before “pulling the rug” out from under them. They contended that raising the cost of tuition...
Harris pivoted to the border security bill that failed in Congress after Trump pressured members to oppose the measure — or she tried to at least. "We've had a broken immigration system, transcending, by the way, Donald Trump's administration, even before,” ...
A legislative proposal has the potential to increase lawsuits against Florida municipalities In a proposal drawing heavy fire from local governments, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a measure that could lead to cities and counties facing lawsuits because of decisions that lead to reduced revenue or...
Another legislative tussle in the works over Florida cancer research funding Florida teacher shortage continues to improve, as number of uncertified teachers rises Sales of older multifamily complexes in Florida have fallen Florida's military installations provide significant economic lift ...
Minnesota Supreme Court Considers Whether It Should Intervene in Partisan Legislative Power Struggle The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over control of the state House Associated PressJan. 23, 2025 Load...