High school students interested in pursuing trades and apprenticeship programs upon graduation might have better opportunities and more incentives with a new bill introduced in the Florida Legislature. Representative Kim Kendall (R-St. Johns) introduced HB 571, titled “Career Planning Opportunities,” on Feb. 19. It would enhance career-planning opportunities and the […]

The Human Services Subcommittee met on  Thursday to hear updates on how well the state of Florida was doing in terms of providing its residents with access to mental health care and resources since the implementation of HB 7021. The bill, titled the “Mental Health and Substance Abuse Act” and […]

Increasing election security in Florida for future elections is a priority for the state’s lawmakers. Three months removed from November’s general election, Sen. Ileana García, a Republican from Miami-Dade, filed three bills pertaining to increasing ballot box security and updating voting machine regulations.  SB 390 increases the role of law […]

The Republican supermajority in the Florida Legislature is working to roll back gun laws passed after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in 2018. In December, former Representative Joel Rudman and Sen. Randy Fine introduced bills relaxing the restrictions on current gun laws. HB 31, titled “Carrying and Possession of […]