Nearly a year after receiving federal approval to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, Florida’s ambitious program has yet to deliver a single pill. The initiative, championed by Governor Ron DeSantis as a way to combat high drug prices, has faced numerous hurdles and delays,…
Read More Florida’s Canadian Drug Importation Program Stalls Despite FDA Approval
Florida education leaders are taking steps to curb false reports of school threats by requiring school districts to provide annual training to parents on the consequences of such actions. The State Board of Education approved a rule change Wednesday that mandates training for parents and…
Read More Florida Schools To Emphasize Consequences Of False Threat Reporting To Parents
Florida has agreed to pay $725,000 in legal fees and costs to businesses that successfully challenged a portion of the controversial “Stop WOKE Act” in court. The settlement comes after a lengthy legal battle over a provision in the 2022 law that restricted how race-related…
Read More Florida To Pay $725,000 In Legal Fees After Businesses Challenge “Stop WOKE Act”
The Manhattan District Attorney announced Tuesday that it would postpone sentencing for President-elect Donald Trump in the hush money case, giving Trump’s legal team time to file an expected motion to dismiss. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the DA’s office acknowledged that Trump…
Read More Manhattan DA Agrees To Delay Trump Sentencing Amid Legal Maneuvering
A high-stakes legal battle over Florida’s controversial social media law is reigniting after the U.S. Supreme Court returned the case to a federal judge for further review. Industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association have filed an amended lawsuit challenging the 2021…
Read More Florida Social Media Law Faces Renewed Legal Challenge After Supreme Court Remand
Florida education leaders are pushing back against a lawsuit filed by major publishers and authors challenging the removal of books from school libraries. The state argues that a controversial law restricting certain materials does not violate the First Amendment because book selection constitutes “government speech.”…
Read More Florida Fights Back Against Book Ban Lawsuit, Claims “Government Speech” Exemption
Boeing has issued layoff notices to over 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA). This move is part of a larger wave of job cuts announced by the company as it grapples with financial difficulties,…
Read More Boeing Layoffs Hit Over 400 Engineers And Technical Workers
Florida universities have been actively cutting ties with institutions and entities linked to seven “countries of concern,” following a 2023 state law. The law, which targeted partnerships with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria, aimed to limit foreign influence on Florida’s higher…
Read More Florida Universities Sever Ties With “Countries Of Concern”
On the final day of his trade mission in Italy, Governor Ron DeSantis oversaw the signing of a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and visited the Florida-bound production of Leonardo Helicopters. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Medical Microinstruments Inc., the University of South…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Concludes Italian Trade Mission With New Partnerships, Major Industry Meetings
Lawyers representing Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd are challenging a nearly $3.2 million request for attorney fees and costs from voting-rights groups that contested a 2021 elections law. In a recent filing, the state’s lawyers argued that the groups are seeking an exorbitant amount…
Read More Florida Pushes Back Against $3.2 Million Attorney Fee Request In Voting Rights Case