Tag: Linda Stewart

The Florida Senate voted unanimously Thursday to raise Florida’s meager unemployment payout to a maximum of $375 per week and extend the benefits period...

As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment – granting women the right to vote –conservative leaders of the Florida Legislature...

Despite recently acknowledging that climate change is real and increasingly dangerous, the Republican-controlled Legislature still is advancing virtually no legislation to reduce greenhouse gas...

The Florida Senate has voted to block cities from banning certain sunscreens, claiming use of the products should be encouraged to help protect people...

Equal Rights Amendment supporters in Florida cheered an important Senate committee vote Thursday in Virginia — which is expected to become the final state...

Marking the fifth anniversary of Florida’s constitutional amendment to buy and preserve environmentally sensitive land, a Senate committee voted Monday to allocate $100 million...

Seizing on comments made by Florida’s Republican state Senate President Bill Galvano that he wants to understand the “various factors involved in mass shootings,”...

While the nation reels from gun violence that erupted in El Paso and Dayton this weekend, advocates hope Florida will make more changes in...

Republican state Sen. Dennis Baxley says abortion rights groups have “misinterpreted” remarks that he made last week to a Miami public radio station about...

The Florida Chamber of Commerce is out with its annual report card of all 160 state legislators, and the powerful pro-business lobbying group showered...