Opponents described the bill as “government overreach” and said parents should make decisions about whether children use social media.
The package would be about half the amount of the $1.3 billion in tax breaks provided during the current fiscal year
Commerce Department on Friday released a report that said Florida had a 3 percent jobless rate in December, with an estimated 334,000 Floridians out of work from a labor force of 11.194 million. FILE PHOTO
a federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the state unconstitutionally retaliated against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts because of the company’s opposition to a controversial education law.
A federal appeals court on Thursday heard arguments in a challenge to a 2023 law that imposed restrictions on groups that collect voter-registration applications. FILE PHOTO
Meta, the parent company of platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, and other tech industry groups have publicly criticized the bill and argued that it would violate First Amendment rights. PHOTO/JODY GILLESPIE
The plan, which is in two bills, includes trying to increase the number of doctors in the state, shifting patients away from emergency rooms, creating new facilities for women to have babies and boosting health-innovation efforts.
The bill, aimed at preventing children under age 16 from using social media, is now positioned to go to the full House, where it is almost certain to pass.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown here at an Osceola County appearance in 2021, finished second in Monday's Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, well back of Donald Trump but ahead of South Carolina's Nikki Haley. FILE PHOTO
Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, proposed lowering a minimum gun-buying age from 21 to 18. PHOTO/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
