Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday expressed confidence that a special legislative session will help stabilize Florida’s property-insurance system, but the troubled market is taking another blow as a group of companies is poised to cancel more than 68,000 policies. “The good news is, on property…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Expects Reforms As Insurers Set To Cancel Policies
As a battle continues about the constitutionality of a Florida law that seeks to crack down on social-media giants such as Facebook and Twitter, a federal appeals court has allowed a similar Texas law to take effect. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quickly cited the move…
Read More Ruling Eyed In Florida ‘Big Tech’ Fight
Pointing to “urgency” as the 2022 elections near, attorneys for voting-rights groups requested Friday that a battle over a new congressional redistricting plan be put on a fast track to the Florida Supreme Court. The attorneys filed a court document seeking to essentially bypass the…
Read More Fast Track Sought In Florida Redistricting Fight
Little more than an hour after a judge issued a temporary injunction against a new congressional redistricting plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration Thursday launched an appeal that put the ruling on hold. Attorneys for Secretary of State Laurel Lee, a defendant in the lawsuit filed…
Read More State Appeal Puts Florida Redistricting Ruling On Hold
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to amass a pile of political cash in April, bringing in more than $10 million as he seeks a second term in the state Capitol. Perhaps more telling, DeSantis’ political committee and campaign were sitting on a combined total of…
Read More Money Pours Into Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Re-Election Bid
A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms could continue well into the upcoming school year. The law, which passed during this year’s legislative session and has drawn heavy national attention, will take…
Read More Florida Education Fight Could Take Months To Play Out
Attorneys for Secretary of State Laurel Lee fired back Monday at an attempt to block a new congressional redistricting plan, saying plaintiffs in a lawsuit want to “revert to some racially gerrymandered” map that would stretch a district across a swath of North Florida to…
Read More State Fires Back In Florida Redistricting Lawsuit
As the Florida Supreme Court continued to weigh the issues, the state and a group of insurance companies have settled a long-running battle about the constitutionality of a 2016 life-insurance law. Attorneys for the Florida Department of Financial Services and four life-insurance companies that are…
Read More Battle Over Florida Insurance Law Settled
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected arguments by Florida restaurants and a furniture retailer that insurance policies should have covered losses stemming from shutdowns early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34-page decision in four consolidated cases came after a flood of claims and litigation across…
Read More Florida Court Rules Against Businesses On COVID-19 Coverage
A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request by the Biden administration to toss out a lawsuit filed by Florida over the release of undocumented immigrants. Pensacola-based U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell denied a motion by U.S. Department of Justice attorneys to dismiss the case,…
Read More Judge Denies Biden Admin’s Request To Toss Florida Illegal Immigration Lawsuit