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.

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.

A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature, supported by the agriculture commissioner, seeks to ban public water systems from adding fluoride. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Sign up for our Newsletters Cities like Fort Pierce,