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For the first time during his tenure, Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed three bills to become law without his signature.
A new Florida law that went into effect this month is designed to support teens aging out of the foster care system, but advocates in South Florida say the changes fall short, especially amid an ongoing affordable housing crisis.
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WCJB TV20 on MSNNew Florida law allows more private school athletes to suit up for public school teamsThe legislation, which took effect July 1, removes previous restrictions that only allowed students from non-Florida High School Athletic Association member private schools to join public school athletics.
A federal judge upheld most of a new Florida law toughening regulations for petition gathering, but ordered that state officials couldn't enforce a provision for some petition groups that prohibited nonresident and noncitizen volunteers from gathering signatures.
Former Jaguars executive Amit Patel's legal problems aren't over, even after pleading guilty to federal charges.
Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed the law (HB 907), which was unanimously passed by the Legislature in April and is dubbed the Sunshine Genetics Act.
A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecting and delivering petitions “imposes a severe burden on political expression that the state has failed to justify.
To comply with the law, which is designed to save lives and help avoid crashes, drivers in Florida must do what they’ve been doing for emergency or public service vehicles for nearly 25 years.