2024 Legislative Session: What changes can condo residents and homeowners expect?
With the 2024 Florida Legislative Session winding down, the legislature has days to approve reforms for how Condo and Homeowners' Associations operate.
With the 2024 Florida Legislative Session winding down, the legislature has days to approve reforms for how Condo and Homeowners' Associations operate.
Bills seek to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places
The Senate voted 23-14 to approve the bill (HB 1), which includes preventing children under 16 from creating accounts on at least some social media platforms.
A key Florida Senate committee Tuesday signed off on a bill that would impose limits on the amounts of euphoria-inducing THC in pot products if voters pass a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational marijuana.
Gov. DeSantis is concerned about the constitutionality of the bill
Morgan Rynor reports critics contend it would violate First Amendment rights.
For the second year in a row, the Florida Senate appears poised to reject a proposal that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase rifles and shotguns in the state.
The House and Senate say a package of tax breaks will be crafted alongside the budget
Senators who supported the bill cited their work experiences as teens
The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee approved a proposal that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work as late as midnight when school is scheduled the next day, a change from the current 11 p.m. limit.
The Republican-controlled Senate Community Affairs Committee approved the bill along party lines
The proposal that would prevent counties and cities from allowing people to sleep or camp on public property without permits.
House versions of the bills started moving forward last week
The Senate version of the plan could go before the full Senate as soon as next week
Florida Senate committee heard from Tristin Murphy's mom. Tristin killed himself while in custody.
One proposal would make changes related to state assessments and instruction.
The legislative package, a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, is aimed at what she characterized as “cutting red tape” and taking burdensome regulations off the books for schools.
The bill, introduced in the Florida Senate on Friday, would make it easier for one person to sue another for defamation.
The bills direct the state's Health Dept. to develop a program that would contract with vendors to provide swimming lessons to children ages 4 or younger
Construction workers say many employees have not showed up to work because they fear deportation.
Republican Sen. Joe Gruters voted against the bill, saying they "should be finding ways to support our job creators."
The Florida Senate gave final approval to a bill that would lead to many high-school students seeing later school start times in the future.
In one of the most-controversial education issues of the 2023 legislative session, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would expand last year's "Parental Rights in Education" law — known to critics as "don't say gay."
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried slammed the state's GOP for doing DeSantis' bidding
The amendment would add language basically saying Florida’s "resign to run" law doesn't apply to those campaigning for President or Vice President.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were conducting a criminal investigation Monday afternoon in the backyard of a Pompano Beach home.
Davie police have released bodycam video of a fatal shooting involving one of their officers.
A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man.
Faced with 50,000 fewer students, the district must decide what to do with under-enrolled schools while having enough money to operate the rest of the schools
Analysts expect airline ticket prices to jump as much as 10% for domestic flights this summer amid aircraft delivery delays.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were conducting a criminal investigation Monday afternoon in the backyard of a Pompano Beach home.
Davie police have released bodycam video of a fatal shooting involving one of their officers.
A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man.
Faced with 50,000 fewer students, the district must decide what to do with under-enrolled schools while having enough money to operate the rest of the schools
Analysts expect airline ticket prices to jump as much as 10% for domestic flights this summer amid aircraft delivery delays.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Months after access to a popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida's so-called Don't Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.
Chief Justice John Roberts' order clears the way for former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro to begin serving a four-month prison sentence in Florida.
Florida's Presidential Preference Primary is a closed-primary election.
The polls open at 7 a.m., voters must go to their precincts to cast ballots
A renewed push against the TikTok gained momentum in Congress last week, as the House approved legislation that would compel the company to either sell the app or be banned from U.S. app stores.
Former Vice President Mike Pence made clear on Sunday that he "cannot in good conscience" endorse former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
After ignoring the issue for years, the Florida legislature began to address the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system in its 2024 session.
Jim DeFede interviews State Representative Danny Perez, whose district includes portions of Miami-Dade County. Perez, a Republican, will be the next Speaker of the Florida House.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the president of the Miami-Dade Education Coalition, a group trying to replace the teachers union in Miami-Dade County.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Nikki Fried, the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with former Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, who was removed during the COVID crisis by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Most healthy men produce sufficient testosterone as they age. Yet online ads and telehealth sites are promoting testosterone drugs with flawed promises of boosting libido and busting stomach fat.
Infections of the highly contagious measles virus have been reported in 17 states in the first three months of 2024.
Retailer has received dozens of complaints of the air fryers overheating, melting or shattering, including six that caught fire.
Measles outbreaks are on the rise in the U.S. and around the world.
A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports.
NCAA March Madness 2024 starts now. Here's how (and what time) to watch and stream the Selection Sunday show live.
Score all the information you need to watch the 2024 NCAA college basketball tournament and fill out your bracket.
Save hundreds on stick vacuums from brands like Dyson, Shark, Bissell, and more for a squeaky clean home.
Get personal this Easter with the best customizable Easter baskets for family and friends.
Amazon is offering all its customers -- not just Prime members -- huge deals on home goods and more this spring.
Has mom and dad's bank been open too long at your house?
One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
CBP officials say the individually wrapped pink packages have an estimated resale value of more than $19,000.
Celine Dion said in her post that March 15 was International Stiff-Person Syndrome Awareness Day.
Neil Young voluntarily removed his music from Spotify in 2022 after Joe Rogan, whose podcast was exclusively on Spotify, had a controversial infectious disease expert on as a guest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's theme is "Spaceadventure" featuring out of this world performances, food, and of course, rides
Actor Olivia Munn said on social media she's had four surgeries in the last 10 months, including a double mastectomy, since being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The beloved race around the world features thirteen new teams competing for a $1 million grand prize.