Florida Senate

Candidates in Florida’s U.S. Senate race talk about their message to voters. NBC6 anchor Jackie Nespral spoke with Sen. Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

On this week’s Impact, Jackie Nespral sits down with Democrat candidate for Florida Senate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who hopes to unseat Republican Senator Rick Scott.

Florida Democrats have been boldly proclaiming that Florida is in play for this year’s November elections, but their campaign spending hasn’t matched those claims. In the state’s U.S. Senate race, incumbent Sen. Rick Scott has outspent his Democratic challenger, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, by a 4-to-1 margin. Democrats hope ballot amendments on abortion rights and marijuana legalization will help boost turnout on...

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The Florida Senate on Thursday rolled out a wide-ranging tax package that includes offering sales-tax “holidays” and modest discounts on property-insurance policies.

A measure aimed at outlawing intoxicating hemp-based products is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, after the House and Senate passed it Wednesday.

Hemp, homelessness, and teens on social media are all among the issues state lawmakers are trying to tackle before the end of the legislative session. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

The Florida Senate passed a revised social media bill Monday days after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the measure.

Gearing up for an expected legal battle, the Florida Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a revamped plan aimed at keeping children off social media.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill banning social media for children under 16 on Friday but said he’s prepared to sign similar legislation.

The Senate voted 23-14 to approve the bill (HB 1), which includes preventing children under 16 from creating accounts on at least some social-media platforms.

The Florida Senate passed a high-profile bill that would prevent children under age 16 from creating accounts on what lawmakers say are “addictive” social-media platforms.

As a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to authorize recreational marijuana looms, Florida lawmakers are taking steps toward imposing limits on the amount of euphoria-inducing THC in pot products. NBC6’s Xochitl Hernandez reports.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke today about HB-1, a bill that seeks to ban children aged 16 and under from social media.

The Florida Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a wide-ranging plan that President Kathleen Passidomo and other supporters tout as a strategy to expand health-care access as the state’s population continues to grow.

In another round in long-running debates about illegal immigration, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a bill that would prevent cities and counties from accepting identification cards issued to undocumented immigrants.

A proposed ban on drivers cruising in left lanes of highways got rolling Wednesday in the Florida Senate.

A Senate Republican will try again to pass a bill that would restrict drivers from cruising in the left lane.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to prevent undocumented immigrants who have out-of-state driver’s licenses from using them in Florida. NBC6’s Myriam Masihy reports

NBC6’s Amanda Plasencia has the latest after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID-19 tests or wear masks and another that gives health-care providers the right to opt out of providing certain services based on their conscience.