Florida Law

This page collects the 117 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Florida Law”. Coverage spans public meetings and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Arts Funding, Dei, and Grants.

1. Fri, Sep 41 item
   1. Walton County beach access dispute between private homeowners and the publicA decade-long legal and social conflict in Walton County continues over whether the public has the right to use dry sand areas on private beachfront property. The dispute involves competing claims betHillsborough County
2. Thu, Aug 271 item
   1. Florida tests new consumer protection law regarding data center energy costsA major energy holding company is challenging the state's regulatory oversight of data centers to determine if the costs associated with these facilities can be passed on to residential electric custoMiami-Dade County
3. Wed, Aug 191 item
   1. Florida mandates cursive writing instruction and autism-specific teacher trainingFlorida has enacted new education laws requiring public schools to teach cursive writing and mandating specialized training for teachers to better support students with autism. These requirements takeMiami-Dade County
4. Mon, Aug 171 item
   1. Florida high school sports heart screening law identifies athlete's medical conditionA new Florida law requiring heart screenings for high school athletes has successfully identified a serious, previously unknown heart condition in a Clearwater student. The screening process allowed tHillsborough County2 reports
5. Sun, Aug 161 item
   1. Florida Sets Record for Executions in 2025In 2025, Florida carried out 19 executions, the highest number in the state's modern history. This follows a series of death warrants signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, significantly surpassing the prevHillsborough County
6. Sat, Aug 83 items
   1. Florida requires arts groups to sign DEI-related acknowledgment to receive public grant fundingSarasota County arts organizations must sign an acknowledgment regarding Florida's DEI restrictions to qualify for a share of $2.1 million in public grant funding this year. The requirement applies toHillsborough County
   2. Florida DEI law mandates signed acknowledgment for Sarasota arts grant eligibilityHillsborough County
   3. Florida requires Sarasota arts groups to sign DEI acknowledgment for public grant fundingHillsborough County

1. 01Floridaplace13 mentions
2. 02Floridalocation5 mentions
3. 03Ron DeSantisperson5 mentions
4. 04Summer Wallaceperson4 mentions
5. 05Urbanite Theatreorganization4 mentions
6. 06Westcoast Black Theatre Troupeorganization4 mentions
7. 07Sarasota Countylocation4 mentions
8. 08Josh Taylorperson4 mentions
9. 09Julie Leachperson4 mentions
10. 10Clay Yarboroughperson4 mentions