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New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio
Read full article: New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audioNew bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence.
Trump wins Florida; voters raise minimum wage to $15
Read full article: Trump wins Florida; voters raise minimum wage to $15— District 3: Republican Kat Cammack has won Florida’s U.S. House seat held by her former boss, retiring Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho. He defeated Democrat Donna Deegan, a former television news anchor who has worked to raise money for breast cancer research and to help patients. — District 15: Republican Scott Franklin has won Florida Rep. Ross Spano’s seat in the U.S. House. Deutch was first elected in 2010 and represents a firmly Democratic district that includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. A supermajority of Florida voters approved the amendment to the Florida Constitution that will raise Florida’s minimum wage from the current $8.56 an hour to $15 an hour by 2026.
Effort to call special session on gun control in Florida fails
Read full article: Effort to call special session on gun control in Florida failsNews Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Legislature will not return to the Capitol this year for a special session on guns. Florida Democrats had hoped to call lawmakers back to talk about stronger background checks and red flag laws. At the close of business Monday, 19 of 40 senators and 62 of 120 House members had said no to a special session on guns. So the state's gun control advocates are shifting their attention to Washington. While gun control advocates hope to change the minds of Florida's members of Congress, state Democrats still plan to file gun control legislation for the regular session in January and the Senate president has promised a thorough discussion.