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Capital Report: January 25, 2024

A bipartisan measure that seeks to ban children younger than 16 from accessing social media, has cleared the Florida House. On Wednesday, the state’s Republican-led chamber overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require tech companies to take down accounts held by young minors. But as Adrian Andrews reports the proposal is facing some pushback.

The Florida State Guard may soon be allowed to see action at the southern border. Tristan Wood reports a bill could give Governor Ron DeSantis the power to activate the State Guard to deal with disasters and other situations beyond Florida’s borders.

Florida police officers are raising concern about swatting, a viral and dangerous national trend. Richard Brown reports a federal bill is in the works to increase penalties for those who participate….

Florida's self-storage industry is getting a big boost from the state Legislature in its efforts to reduce public notice requirements before storage units can be emptied out and sold. Steve Bousquet reports.

Today was Jimmy Buffet Day at the Florida Capitol in honor of the world-famous singer who died last year. A portion of the state’s Rt. A1A would bear his name and a new “Margaritaville”