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A measure that moved forward Tuesday in the House would allow pregnant women convicted of felonies to seek to delay going to prison for up to three months after giving birth.

A House panel approved a bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

The president of the Florida Senate opposes a proposal to lower the age limit to buy rifles in the state.

With backing from Speaker Paul Renner, a House panel on Monday approved a bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. The bill (HB 1543) would reverse part of a 2018 law that set the minimum age at 21 after a gunman killed 17 students and faculty members…

The pregnant inmate at the center of a bizarre case spoke for the first time in court where an emergency hearing was held after an appeals court denied a petition to release her unborn baby from jail. NBC 6’s Lorena Inclan reports

The Republican-dominated Florida House tried — and failed — to please Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

One of the first openly gay members of the Florida House of Representatives announced Wednesday he wants to once again serve in that job. David Richardson, who has been a member of the Miami Beach City Commission since 2019, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the newly created District 106 seat. “Public service for me is not about…

Teachers see a bright red flag in HB1055.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has the latest on a new bill that would allow Florida schools to require cameras inside the classrooms.

A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature would allow school districts across the state to put cameras inside of classrooms and record students and teachers. Two Republican members of the Florida House of Representatives introduced HB 1055, which states the purpose of the cameras would be “to record incidents such as bullying, or neglect performed by a teacher…