Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Governor Rick Scott approving HB 7027, a bill that loosened restrictions on automated vehicles in the state of Florida in an effort to increase testing of autonomous and connected vehicles.
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The Senate passed a bill unanimously Thursday that will allow therapy animals in court for children testifying in abuse, abandonment and neglect cases. The bill now needs only Florida Gov. Rick Scott's signature to become state law.
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A Florida House panel approved a bill Thursday that would keep confidential the name of anyone applying to become head of a college or university in the state.
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A bill making its way through the state Legislature with good momentum would put a referendum on the Gainesville city ballot in the March 2018 elections that would create a board with authority over Gainesville Regional Utilities.
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Children attending elementary schools in Florida would have recess every day under a bill approved by the Florida Senate Tuesday.
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The Senate Health Policy Committee voted unanimously to approve the measure SB 406 that would revamp Florida's medical-marijuana laws Monday.
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University leaders at the Florida Board of Governors expressed reservations about the cost and impact on part-time students of switching from charging students on a per-credit-hour basis for classes to charging a flat, per-semester fee.
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Children testifying in court in abuse, abandonment and neglect cases would be allowed the help of therapy animals under a bill passed Thursdays by the Florida House.
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A bill (SB 80) that would crack down on abuses of Florida's public records law has passed the state Senate, and a similar bill is moving through the House.
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Some Florida officials are considering whether to spend up to $200 million to shift students from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by private organizations.
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