FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has a look at the “Florida Farm Bill,” which would ban water additives – including fluoride – across the state. The Florida Legislature will consider the measure during its annual session,

Fort Myers City Council is the first in SWFL to keep fluoride. Council listens as dentists plead to protect poor kids' teeth

It will be about a month before the city exhausts the supply of fluoride it injects into the water during the treatment process

ECUA Executive Director Bruce Woody said they are gathering more data on the fluoride debate, but a voter referendum wouldn't be out of the question.

Local governments in Florida and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to water supplies. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged more communities to take that step, appearing personally at a hearing in Tavares late last year as the city halted the practice.

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.

After a public meeting Tuesday night, Bartow City Commissioners will vote on March 17th on whether or not to continue to have fluoride in the drinking water.

The Lake Mary City Commission will discuss whether or not to remove fluoride from the drinking water at a meeting tonight. Several local cities have opted to remove it, including Longwood earlier this week.