Florida’s agriculture commissioner joins push to remove fluoride from drinking water
With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies.
Florida Bill Seeks To Ban Fluoride In Public Water Systems
A new bill filed in the Florida Senate aims to prohibit the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, sparking debate over the long-standing practice and its impact on public health. Senator Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) introduced the bill (SB 700) on Thursday with the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson.
Florida Republicans push to ban cities and counties from putting fluoride in public water systems
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Proposal targets fluoride in Florida water supplies
The proposal would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to the water supply, but naturally occurring fluoride is already in JEA’s drinking water.
Bill would ban fluoride being added to drinking water in Florida
With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies.
Citing threats and online ‘trolls,’ Florida lawmakers call for civility in politics
The Republican agriculture commissioner, his wife and children and other state workers were threatened, Senate President Ben ...
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Senate passes bill cracking down on illegal immigration, ending Dreamers’ in-state tuition
Without the waivers, the undocumented students’ tuition rate would be tripled or quadrupled to out-of-state rates.
For a third time, lawmakers convene special immigration session, condemn online hate
Florida lawmakers convened another special session to boost immigration enforcement, two weeks after reaching a stalemate ...
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson plays down heat-related deaths in farms
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson told state lawmakers Tuesday morning that human error was to blame for heat-related ...
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‘Those things are going to happen': Florida Republican Wilton Simpson downplays heat-related deaths
Despite last year’s defeat of heat safety regulations, Broward Democratic Rep. Michael Gottlieb filed a bill in December to ...
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Citrus industry, ‘decimated’ by greening, clings to hope, Simpson says
A pathway still exists to rebuild a “robust” citrus industry through continued research and state support, notwithstanding ...
More than 29 pounds of cocaine found after van skips Florida agricultural station
More than 29 pounds of cocaine was seized Wednesday after officers stopped a white cargo van that bypassed an agricultural ...
Florida Senate president condemns ‘threats’ during DeSantis dispute
Florida’s agriculture commissioner and his family received “violent threats” during the bruising two-week fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis over immigration enforcement, the state’s Senate president said ...