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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, gestures as speaks before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, front right, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon.
As DeSantis focuses on Florida transgender kids, here’s what you need to know
Gender dysphoria, puberty blockers and more: what to understand about the facts behind the debates.
DeSantis vetoes bill that would have punished local governments for regulating business
Gov. Ron DeSantis
“The broad and ambiguous language of the bill will lead to both unintended and unforeseen consequences and costly litigation,’’ DeSantis wrote in his veto message.
Why Florida isn’t losing the right to an abortion … yet
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee.
The real legal fight, in state court, is about to begin.
What the Supreme Court’s gun rights ruling means for Florida
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 23, 2022, struck down New York's law on concealed carry of handguns.
The ruling doesn’t directly target any of the state’s current regulations, but it may spark new challenges against them.

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  1. Some teachers alarmed by Florida civics training approach on religion, slavery
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly signs HB7, "individual freedom," also dubbed the "stop woke" bill during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. DeSantis also signed two other bills into laws including one regarding the "big tech" bill signed last year but set aside due to a court ruling, and the special districts bill, which relates to the Reedy Creek Improvement District. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
  2. After finding only death in Surfside, a rescuer fights to put her own life back together
    Yesterday• Politics
    Broward Sheriff’s Office Battalion Chief Nichole Notte, 41, is photographed at her home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale. Notte, who was a first responder during the Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, has been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.
  3. Florida judge hears arguments on state’s new law banning abortion after 15 weeks
    Yesterday• Health
    Protesters and a counter protester get into a debate about abortion rights on Friday at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg. The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The court’s overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
  5. Florida, NRA point to Supreme Court ruling as they fight over 2018 gun law
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jillian Biltz, of Seminole, places a Sig Sauer MCX556 rifle on a display wall on Friday, June 19, 2020, at the Mad Dog Armory guns and ammo store in Largo.
  6. Judge denies requests to block Florida’s law that limits race lessons
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, titled the "Individual Freedom" bill and also known as the "Stop Woke Act," at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens on April 22.
  7. These Florida laws go into effect Friday. What are they?
    Yesterday• Politics
    House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor, far left, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, far right, listen as Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  8. DeSantis vetoes controversial alimony overhaul bill
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have changed the state's alimony laws.
  9. As DeSantis focuses on Florida transgender kids, here’s what you need to know
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, gestures as speaks before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, front right, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon.
  10. St. Pete Pride draws thousands in first parade after pandemic
    Jun. 25• St. Petersburg
    Flags during the St. Pete Pride Parade on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  11. Tampa-based state House race could showcase new style of campaigning
    Jun. 25• Elections
    One candidate in the race is leaning on online infuencers, such as “DC Drain," whose real name, Rogan O’Handley, seen here speaking at a rally in St. Petersburg last year.
  12. Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks before signing into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill in a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 25.
  13. Ahead of elections, Democrats hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling
    Jun. 25• Politics
    Victoria Lowe, an attorney poses for a photo, Friday, June 24, 2022 in Yardley, Pa. Lowe was working on her laptop at a coffee shop when she got word of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion. A tear welled in her eye when she talked about her reaction to the ruling.
  14. Guns and abortion: Contradictory Supreme Court decisions, or consistent?
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    A woman wears an anti-gun T-shirt outside of the Supreme Court, following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, June 24. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.
  15. DeSantis vetoes bill that would have punished local governments for regulating business
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis
  16. Indicted Gillum adviser suspends Florida House campaign, calls charges ‘baseless’
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Sharon Lettman-Hicks, center, leaves the federal courthouse on June 22, 2022 in Tallahassee after she and former candidate for governor Andrew Gillum were indicted.
  17. Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?
    Jun. 24• Health
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on May 14 in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
  18. Disney offers ‘travel benefit’ for employees seeking an abortion
    Jun. 24• Business
    In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employees who may need to travel to receive an abortion will receive a "travel benefit" designed to reimburse some or all of their expenses.
  19. Could Roe decision affect same-sex marriage? Florida LGBTQ leaders, Pride goers fear yes.
    Jun. 24• Politics
    People gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015.
  20. DeSantis on Roe: ‘The prayers of millions have been answered’
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, signs a 15-week abortion ban into law, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla.
  21. DeSantis signs law to promote more screening for Alzheimer’s
    Jun. 24• Health
    Ron DeSantis speaks before he signs the state budget at The Villages, Florida, on June 2, 2022.
  22. ‘Pro-life’ Florida advocates celebrate end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Pro life signs are seen outside the All Women's Health Center of Clearwater on May 3. The Supreme Court has struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that recognized a Constitutional right to an abortion. States can now ban the procedure.
  23. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
    Jun. 24• Health
    People celebrate Friday outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court released a decision that ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.
  24. How an abortion ban could change the lives of women in Florida
    Jun. 24• Health
    Sarrah Vesselov, 44, is a married mother of two and small business owner. She poses for a portrait May 13 while working as a graphic designer from her shop, the Your Turn Cafe in Zephyrhills. She said her family, her education and her business would not be possible if she hadn't had access legal abortion at age 19.
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