Republican attorneys general from 17 states backed Florida this week in a legal battle about a 2019 law that banned sanctuary cities in Florida. The attorneys general filed a 41-page brief at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Florida’s attempt to overturn a…
Read More States Back Florida In ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Fight
Supporters said the plan will stabilize the property-insurance market. Critics said it doesn’t do enough to help homeowners. But with hurricane season starting next week, Florida House members overwhelmingly gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that seeks to stem property-insurance problems that have led…
Read More Florida Property Insurance Changes Going To Gov. DeSantis
Nearly a year after 98 people died in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida lawmakers Tuesday released a proposal that would lead to new condominium inspection and financial requirements. The House and Senate added the issue to a special legislative…
Read More Condo Changes In Florida Emerge After Surfside Collapse
An appeals court Tuesday rejected a request by voting-rights groups to fast-track a congressional redistricting fight to the Florida Supreme Court. The decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal was a blow to the groups and other plaintiffs trying to block a redistricting plan…
Read More Fast Track Rejected In Florida Redistricting Fight
Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the plan (SB 2-D) on the first day of a special legislative session…
Read More Florida Property Insurance Changes Aimed At Stabilizing Market
Voting-rights groups went to the state Supreme Court on Monday as they try to keep alive the possibility of blocking a congressional redistricting plan that would make it harder to elect a Black U.S. House member this year in North Florida. The filing by attorneys…
Read More Florida Redistricting Wrangling Goes To Supreme Court
In a case stemming from a man brandishing a gun in Tampa, an appeals court Monday rejected a challenge to a federal law that bars undocumented immigrants from having firearms. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law does not violate the Second…
Read More Gun Rights Rejected In Florida For Illegal Immigrants
An appeals court Friday reinstated a stay against a circuit judge’s decision that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, pointing to a “high likelihood” that the judge erred. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in a four-paragraph order,…
Read More Appeals Court Puts Florida Redistricting Decision On Hold
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked key parts of a 2019 law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. A 61-page brief filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disputed conclusions…
Read More State Disputes Racist Motivations In Florida Immigration Law
The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a stay on a circuit judge’s ruling that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis. An emergency motion filed at the 1st District Court of Appeal argued that Leon County…
Read More State Takes Aim At Florida Redistricting Ruling