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Florida's new homeless law bans sleeping in public, mandates camps for unhoused people
Florida's new homeless law bans people experiencing homelessness from sleeping on public land and mandates cities and municipalities to create encampments.
Florida law banning homeless people from sleeping in public spaces takes effect
A Florida law banning homeless people from sleeping in public spaces, one of the strictest anti-homeless statutes in the country, took effect Tuesday.
Florida's Strict Homeless Law Goes Into Effect
Florida enacted a law on Tuesday that prohibits homeless people from camping on city streets, sidewalks and public parks.
Homeless, ‘Margaritaville’ among new Florida laws taking effect on Oct. 1
Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep.
Florida’s New Homeless Law: Unhoused People Banned From Sleeping In Public Outdoor Spaces, Officials Scrambling For Solutions
A strict new law in Florida took effect Tuesday, banning thousands of people without housing from sleeping in public outdoor spaces.
Florida homeless ban: State enacts law banning sleeping in outdoor public spaces
Florida has introduced a new law banning homeless people sleeping on public property. The new law that went into effect Tuesday prohibits counties and municipalities from allowing people to camp or sleep outside on public property unless it's in a city- or county-designated encampment area.
What is Florida’s ‘Homeless Law’? How new rules will impact homelessness population
A new Florida law bans those struggling with homelessness from sleeping in public places. Here's what to know about HB 1365, its desired impacts.
A marijuana monopoly? Dangerous roads? What about growing at home? Questions about Florida's Amendment 3, answered
The fight over an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.
Florida enacts tough law to get homeless off the streets, leaving cities and counties scrambling
Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets. Under a statute that took effect Tuesday, it is ...
Florida collects 150,000 inmate DNA samples in effort to solve cold cases
The law, House Bill 533, mandates that everyone arrested in Florida, regardless of the crime, must submit their DNA.
Get the Facts: Republican Party of Florida ad opposing Amendment 4
A new ad campaign by the Republican Party of Florida claims Amendment Four would remove parental consent for minors seeking ...
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Florida man leads law enforcement on one of the slowest chases in county history
In what might be the slowest high-speed chase in history, a man turned a routine traffic stop into a low-speed chase.
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Here are all of the Florida laws that took effect on Oct. 1
On Oct. 1, 34 new Florida laws officially went into effect. News 6 has compiled a full list of these laws and what you can ...
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New Florida law requires real estate sellers to disclose a property’s flood risk
The law expands disclosures on a property’s flood risk, and experts say it’s a step toward more transparency in the market.
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Florida's new law criminalizing homelessness raises concerns for the homeless after Hurricane Helene
President Joe Biden is expected to arrive in Florida on Thursday to survey the damage, but what is not known is how the ...