Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

The proposed ban, included in a broad bill dealing with the Agriculture Department, comes after decades of communities adding fluoride to water to help prevent dental problems.

Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering.

A lobbyist hopes it will be considered during this year’s legislative session starting in March.

Fort Myers-based Alico Inc.says citrus production has declined extensively because of citrus greening disease and hurricane damage.

In the federal lawsuit, the insurer claims the HHS and CMS quality ratings didn’t properly take into account disruptions caused by major flooding in 2023 in Broward County.

They include children's access to social media and lawsuits filed by college students who say they should receive refunds for money they paid while campuses were shut down due to COVID-19.

They include the Republicans' continued dominance in the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis' influence in the outcome of the abortion and recreational marijuana amendments.

The groups claim the law violates the First Amendment and posits that parents should be the ones to decide what platforms or websites their children access and use.

The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — led to starvation. The most deaths, 358, were in Brevard County, which includes a large part of the Indian River Lagoon.

The case stems from a controversial website and ads that the the state Agency for Health Care Administration has used to disseminate information about Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other defendants Monday argued a federal judge should dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the Florida-backed flights of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in 2022.

Data posted on the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration website showed 40,499 abortions reported this year as of Aug. 1.