Florida Politics

A Florida bill that could eliminate citizen review boards for local law enforcement agencies continues to make progress this legislative session.

A proposed bill in Florida would ban social media accounts for most teenagers -- and potentially fine social media companies thousands if they do not terminate or prevent young kids from opening accounts. Here's where you can read the proposed bill.

The Florida House on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from having social media accounts.

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday but said they had asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video-recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance.

The Florida House is poised to pass a bill aimed at preventing children under age 16 from using social media, as parts of the tech industry argue the measure could be unconstitutional and create data privacy concerns.

Orlando Democrat Tom Keen won a special election Tuesday in state House District 35, flipping a seat that became open last year.

A Senate Republican has filed a bill that could lead to potentially far-reaching changes in voting by mail.

The resort wound up canceling the event after Rep. Anna Eskamani posted on social media about it, leading to several people calling of the boycott of Westgate in Kissimmee.

Michael Shapiro, of Greenacres, Florida, is the person who allegedly made the threatening calls to California Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Justice Department said. Here is the latest.

With a deadline a month away, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights continue getting closer to meeting a petition signature requirement.

Two Daytona Beach Shores Commissioners have stepped down ahead of the newest law regarding financial disclosure for elected officials.

Three teachers recently filed a federal lawsuit alleging a new state law restricting titles and pronouns at schools unconstitutionally discriminates against transgender and nonbinary educators.

A House Republican on Monday filed a proposal that would prevent local governments, schools and colleges from flying flags that represent “a political viewpoint," including flags related to “sexual orientation and gender" or race.

The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step down as police investigate a rape accusation against him.

A Florida bill is considering allowing some women to have excusal from jury service.