Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed bills designed to help boost research into cancer and rare diseases. One of the bills (SB 7072) involves the distribution of money to cancer centers across the state through the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, named after Florida’s…
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The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors on Wednesday will consider a proposal that would lead to an average 13.5 percent rate increase in 2025 for homeowners with the most-common type of policy and an average 14.2 percent increase for condominium-unit owners. Citizens released…
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A Miami-Dade County circuit judge could face a public reprimand after an investigation concluded that he improperly commented on a motion to disqualify him from a case. An investigative panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission recommended a reprimand for Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, according…
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Florida Power & Light will return about $16 million to customers after state regulators signed off on the utility’s costs related to Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole and other storm-related expenses on Tuesday. The state Public Service Commission in March 2023 approved a plan to allow…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received a final batch of 37 bills that passed during the 2024 legislative session on Monday. The bills include measures to regulate vacation rental properties (SB 280), prohibit drivers from cruising in the left lanes of highways (HB 317), and make…
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A state appeals court Friday suppressed breath-test results in a drunken driving case because the test was administered outside the city of Maitland, where the motorist was stopped. A three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal backed defendant Bryan Allen Repple’s argument that…
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Former state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Mount Dora, on Friday ended his bid to unseat Republican Congressman Daniel Webster. According to a handwritten document posted on the state website, Sabatini notified the state Division of Elections that he was withdrawing from the Congressional District 11 race…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order that will keep Florida National Guard members working at prisons until at least December as the state corrections system continues to grapple with staffing shortages. DeSantis issued the executive order last week, which said an earlier…
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First-time unemployment claims in Florida jumped last week, with the state seeing its highest number since October 2022. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report that estimated 8,709 initial unemployment claims were filed in Florida during the week ending June 8, up…
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An appeals court on Wednesday said, “Marsy’s Law,” a 2018 constitutional amendment spelling out crime victims’ rights, applies during probation-revocation hearings. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected arguments by Leon Bernard Camel that what is known as a victim-impact statement…
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