Lauren Book

The vote was mostly along party lines, with two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. The measure still must pass the House before going to the governor.

Sen. Lauren Book has spent much of her adult life fighting against sexual abuse and working to protect survivors. She says the abortion measure moving through the Legislature is harmful.

Florida lawmakers will again be asked to consider a bill that would provide menstrual products to students at schools. Activists say it's a basic necessity and key to removing the stigma of periods.

A series of bills were released as Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated what he sees as the need for the session, which will start Monday.

The law ends the practice of confining students with disabilities to a room by themselves. Another bill signed Monday allows for higher payments to parents of infants born with a brain injury.

A new state law aimed at protecting patients from unwanted pelvic exams does not apply to people who are “biologically male,” according to a state medical…

Some Florida lawmakers are responding to the passage of Alabama’s new abortion law , which would ban abortion in almost any circumstance and make...

A Senate panel on Tuesday gave the nod to a bill that would help first responders receive workers’ compensation insurance benefits for post-traumatic…

For six years, the family nanny sexually abused Lauren Book. As a survivor, she has made it her mission to prevent other children from being abused. She's…