Florida House

Republicans say the bill would keep age-inappropriate books off school shelves. Opponents warn it would dramatically boost book removals in Florida — again.

Rep. Alex Andrade announced the decision after the Hope Florida Foundation’s lawyer, Jeff Aaron, and leaders of nonprofits that received $5 million grants from the foundation refused to appear before the panel.

Hope Florida is currently facing scrutiny over its funding including an inquiry by the Florida House.

Florida’s attorney general told reporters in Tampa that he had no role in the Hope Florida settlements. He also announced that the state would be doubling down on protecting children on social media.

The Florida House has taken pieces of the Senate plan and mixed them into at least three other bills, including ones that have drawn opposition.

A bill in Florida's Legislature would shield personal information like home addresses and phone numbers for elected officials. Lawmakers cite potential threats, but government watchdogs say it may lead to reduced accountability and unnecessarily infringe on the public's right to records.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration deny that the Hope Florida Foundation has done anything wrong.

Erik Dellenback said he submitted his resignation to the governor's office on March 10. His resignation will take effect May 1.

The governor said Republican House leaders are joining the media and Democrats in "launching baseless smears" against him, the first lady and her foundation.

A large number of proposals appear in both packages, but with different amounts of money.

The inquiry into DeSantis administration spending has raised questions about potentially missing state-owned vehicles, agency leaders earning six-figure salaries while living in other states and more.

The wide-ranging measure addresses local government responsibilities about issues such as construction regulations and debris removal after storms and more.