Harmful or helpful? Both the benefits and the risks of fluoride injected into public drinking water systems was part of a legislative discussion.

You're not alone if you have questions about fluoride in your water supply. We reached out to experts to get answers.

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.

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.

A bill that would have repealed a state law mandating the fluoridation of drinking water in Arkansas failed to pass in a state senate committee Wednesday, after the eight-member Senate Public Health,

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.

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. Sen.