Florida lawmakers introduce a 2026 bill to limit local paper straw mandates, highlighting PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.

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President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper straw. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump announced after ...

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for ...

Paper or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

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The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide passed ...

Florida legislators are proposing bills that would send paper straws to the shredder. Bills that have been introduced into ...