Republicans added to their dominance of the Florida House in Tuesday’s elections, winning almost every battleground race and defeating two incumbent Democrats. The Florida House Republican Campaign Committee said late Tuesday that Republicans are expected to hold 85 seats in the 120-member House, the largest…
Read More Florida GOP Piles Up Wins In State House Races
Hoping to protect manatees as they congregate this winter, state wildlife officials Tuesday issued an emergency rule that will temporarily prevent boating in an area of the Indian River Lagoon near a Florida Power & Light power plant. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Read More State Seeks To Protect Florida Manatees Near Power Plant
After crashing ashore in September in Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian caused flooding across the state. Now, Florida faces more flooding as Tropical Storm Nicole is poised to hit the East Coast and move up the state. But North Carolina State University researchers say federal flood…
Read More Flood Maps Fall Short, Researchers Say
After a record number of manatee deaths last year, an environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the state is violating the Endangered Species Act because of septic tanks and sewage-treatment plants discharging into the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County. The Indian…
Read More Lawsuit Targets Sewer Discharges In Florida Manatee Deaths
A U.S. district judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns. Judge Allen Winsor on Friday issued a 22-page ruling that granted a request by the U.S.…
Read More Judge Rejects Challenge To Florida Laws On Guns, Pot
Parents, students and a non-profit group have filed a revised lawsuit after a federal judge last month tossed out a challenge to a new state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools. The revised version, filed Thursday in federal…
Read More Opponents Revamp Challenge To Florida Education Law
Three healthcare groups this week challenged how the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration is carrying out a requirement that “direct care” workers get paid a minimum of $15 an hour. The Florida Assisted Living Association, the Florida Ambulance Association, and the Home Care Association…
Read More Florida Faces Challenges On Medicaid Minimum Wage
A political committee trying to draft Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president in 2024 has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission in a dispute about a petition with more than 80,000 signatures. The Miami-based “Ready for Ron” committee alleges that a commission…
Read More Committee Trying To Draft Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis To Run For President Files Lawsuit Against FCC
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is appealing a circuit-court order that required it to provide records about a controversial decision to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Administration attorneys filed a notice Monday that is a first step in asking the 1st District…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Admin Appeals In Migrant Records Dispute
Republicans have controlled the Florida Senate since the 1990s and are looking to expand their majority in the Nov. 8 elections. Democrats, meanwhile, hope to pick up a couple of seats and chip away at the GOP’s control. Here are five state Senate races to…
Read More Five Florida Senate Races To Watch