Gun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida State Rep. Robin Bartleman, State Rep. Tom Fabricio, State Rep. Dan Daley and State Rep. Juan Porras.

What may be the speediest session in Florida history gaveled in last week with some big change making bills already headed for the house and senate floors.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by State Rep. Robin Bartleman, State Rep. David Borrero, Everglades Foundation President Erik Eikenberg and Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace.

One of the most controversial and divisive bills this legislative session is now heading to the Florida Senate.

Members of the Florida House Regulatory Reform Subcommittee unanimously approved a weaker version of the Miya Marcano Law.

With slain college student Miya Marcano in mind, Florida Sen. Linda Stewart filed a bill proposed for the 2022 session that aims to improve apartment safety. Florida Rep. Robin Bartleman plans to file the House bill.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Christina Vazquez speak to Rep. Ted Deutch, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, FIU Associate Dean Dr. Cheryl Holder, Rep. Anthony Sabatini and Rep. Robin Bartleman.

The Department of Justice is now challenging a restrictive Texas abortion law that bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, filing suit in federal court, claiming the law is unconstitutional.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Parents across South Florida seem to be in the same bind, wondering what will happen with state-mandated assessment testing like the FSA. So far, the state says students will need to take the tests. “It’s just not clear to parents what the options are,” said concerned parent Amanda Prieto. “It really doesn’t seem fair,” said Miami-Dade school board member Luisa Santos. State Rep. Robin Bartleman, a former Broward County school board member, is pushing a bill in Tallahassee that calls for test results not to be used to punish school districts across the state.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It’s the first time in months that the Broward County School Board meets in person. Pre-K through 1st grade, grades six and nine, as well as ESE students, would return in clusters on Oct. 14, 15 and 16. Runcie’s comments can be seen in the video below:Runcie 9/22 WATCH LIVE: Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie discusses return to school plan. Patricia Good, the school board member that represents District 2, told Runcie that he needs to deal with external pressures to reopen. Lori Alhadeff, a school board member who represents District 4, was concerned about the strategies that are being implemented to avoid crowding in the hallways between classes and during recess.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. A total of five people are running for the Broward County School Board's at-large seat in District 9. Debbie Hixon, Jeff Holness, Joyce Bryan, Narnike Grant and Jimmy Witherspoon appear on the Broward County ballot. Hixon has over three decades of experience teaching in Broward County. Bryan, a former mayor of the City of Margate, has worked as a substitute teacher in Broward since 2007. Witherspoon has spent nearly two decades with Broward County Public Schools, currently at Dillard High working as a counsellor.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The widow of a Parkland school shooting victim filed paperwork Friday to run for Broward County school board. Debbie Hixon is seeking to fill the seat being vacated by Robin Bartleman, who is running for state Senate. Her husband, Chris Hixon, was athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when he and 16 others were killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting. Debbie Hixon said the timing feels right to "lift teachers up." School safety is also among the priorities she hopes to bring to the school board.