TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A Senate bill that would require school districts to identify shortages of school employees such as bus drivers and food service workers and take steps to fill vacant positions was approved in its first committee hearing Tuesday. The Senate Education Committee advanced ...
Florida may soon enact significant legislation relating to immigration,HB 1617/SB 1718. The bill, which the Senate passed April 28, among other things, includes a requirement that private employers with more than 25 employees use the federal government’s E-Ve...
Florida Senate passes bill to ban fluoride in public water supplies If Florida passes a ban, it would follow the lead of Utah, another Republican-controlled state that approved such a measure in March. Apr 16 Florida House passes bill to expand cellphone ban in schools ...
The new bill states that space flight remains "an extraordinarily dangerous condition" and people should take responsibility for the risks before boarding the rocket, the Senate bill analysis states. The bill doesn't protect the companies in case of "gross negligen...
Florida Senate panel approves campus guns billFlorida panel passes bill to allow guns on college campuses over protests frmo college presidents, student government and security officials.Bradenton HeraldBradenton Herald
"Should this matter be sent to the Senate floor, my client intends to put evidence of other similar speech by other Senators," Andrews wrote to Senate lawyer Dawn Roberts. He also said Roberts should step down from the case because of conflicts of interest, having previously represented Artiles...
The Florida Senate passed a measure Thursday that would require public school students to observe a moment of silence at the beginning of the day. The measure would require school principals to instruct first period teachers to observe a one- to two-minu
The Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ activists, has now been passed by both the Florida Senate and House. The bill would limit what classrooms can teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. Under this legislation, these lessons "may not ...
Senate race where the final margin was much closer. Some critics have suggested that a flawed ballot design in Broward County may have caused voters to skip the Senate matchup between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott. Scott won the statewide race by slightly more than 10,000 votes....
Florida Senate Approves Bill to Allow 401(k)-Type Plans for State Employees.Reports on the approval of a bill by the Florida Senate that would allow state-government workers to change from the state pension system into 401(k)-style savings accounts. Estimated number of employees under the ...