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Florida legislation would relax restrictions on the working hours of teenagers
Read full article: Florida legislation would relax restrictions on the working hours of teenagersA bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
Florida Senate bill does away with labor restrictions for 16, 17-year-olds
Read full article: Florida Senate bill does away with labor restrictions for 16, 17-year-oldsA year after lawmakers relaxed the stateโs child labor laws, a divided Florida Senate panel on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would further roll back work restrictions for kids as young as 14.
Immigration, petition bills filed for Florida special session
Read full article: Immigration, petition bills filed for Florida special sessionOn the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.
Florida Senate backs ban on โcultivatedโ meat
Read full article: Florida Senate backs ban on โcultivatedโ meatThe Florida Senate on Thursday approved a wide-ranging bill that would ban the sale of what Gov. Ron DeSantis has described as โfake meatโ and prevent local governments from regulating electric-vehicle charging stations.
Florida bill would teach history of communism in public schools. Hereโs why
Read full article: Florida bill would teach history of communism in public schools. Hereโs whyExamples of communist movements provided in the bill include the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China and the Third Reich of Nazi Germany.
Farmworker housing could get a boost in Florida
Read full article: Farmworker housing could get a boost in FloridaLocal governments would face some limits on regulating the construction of farmworker housing, as state lawmakers seek to attract more seasonal agricultural workers amid rising housing costs.
Lawmakers seek to curb China land purchases in Florida
Read full article: Lawmakers seek to curb China land purchases in FloridaThe Florida Senate has started fast-tracking a proposal that would bar the sale of agricultural land and property within 20 miles of military bases to interests tied to the Chinese government or other nations on a list of โcountries of concern.โ
Florida Senate Republican files โConstitutional carryโ bill
Read full article: Florida Senate Republican files โConstitutional carryโ billA Senate Republican on Thursday filed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed firearms without licenses, after the issue started moving forward this week in the House.