State senators met again Wednesday at the Florida Capitol to discuss certain bills, including HB5, the bill that would ban women from terminating their pregnancy after 15 weeks, unless certain conditions detailed in the bill are met. To recap, on Feb. 15, House representatives approved the bill along party lines, […]

Banned from the Capitol for chanting “My Body, My Choice” during Rep. Erin Grall’s (R-Vero Beach) closing statement — when one protester was arrested — protesters were willing to do anything Tuesday to prevent representatives from voting yea on HB 5. It is also known as the abortion-banning bill. However, […]

There is another thing to celebrate during this year’s Black History Month: the Florida Senate is pushing to designate Emancipation Day. Senate Bill 1500, introduced by Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, is thriving to make May 20 “Emancipation Day” to celebrate the day enslaved African Americans in Florida were informed of […]

Florida Senate Bill 1916, also known as the “Hunger-Free Campus Act,” would be based in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It was introduced by Sen. Victor M. Torres, Jr., D-Kissimmee, and Sen. Tina Scott Polsky, D-Boca Raton. The bill calls for eligible post-secondary public educational institutions to be […]

From the history of the United States of America and the Holocaust to the history of African Americans and their experiences with slavery and designating the second week of November as “Holocaust Education Week,” Senate Bill 490 is making room and providing justice to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by […]

Floridians may be saying good-bye to Key lime pie and hello to strawberry shortcake as the state’s official dessert. A bill was introduced by Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, on Jan.13, who explained the reasoning behind SB 1006, also known as “Operation Dessert Storm.” According to Burgess and as stated in […]