A Florida appeals court Wednesday said a security consultant could pursue a punitive damages claim against CNN in a defamation and trade-libel lawsuit stemming from the evacuation of Afghan citizens as the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court…
Read More CNN To Face Defamation Case In Florida Over Alleged False Narrative About Afghanistan Evacuations
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program continued to drop in May, with 4.423 million people receiving health care through the system, according to newly posted data on the state Agency for Health Care Administration website. The May total was down from 4.459 million in April and…
Read More Florida Medicaid Enrollment Continues Decrease
Despite recent efforts to reduce its policy count, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, is nearing 1.2 million policies. The company added almost 4,800 policies last week, bringing its total to 1,198,265 as of Friday. This growth comes despite the implementation of…
Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Property Insurance Continues Growth Despite Depopulation Efforts
A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights raised nearly $11.8 million from April 1 through May 31. The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee brought in $11,796,620 in cash after the Florida Supreme Court on April 1 approved placing…
Read More Florida Abortion Measure Draws Nearly $11.8M
More than 32,000 abortions have been reported in Florida this year, though a law that took effect May 1 is expected to dramatically decrease the number of abortions performed. Newly posted data on the state Agency for Health Care Administration website showed 32,081 abortions had…
Read More 2024 Abortion Total Tops 32,000 In Florida
As he makes final decisions about the state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday touted a $200 million increase to help raise teacher salaries. Lawmakers included the teacher-pay money in a $117.46 billion budget they passed in March. DeSantis has…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Budget Review In ‘Last Stages’
In what could be one of this year’s highest-profile legislative primary elections, former St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar has opened a campaign account to run for a seat that will be vacated by term-limited Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine. Shoar, a Republican, opened the…
Read More Former Florida Sheriff To Run For Senate Seat
A bill formally sent Friday to Gov. Ron DeSantis would create a public records exemption for personal information about Florida Gaming Control Commission members. The bill (SB 692) was approved unanimously by the Legislature this year after drawing little attention. It would shield from public…
Read More Records Exemption Eyed For Florida Gambling Regulators
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week issued two executive orders which said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office. The executive orders did not provide details about the investigations, but Brian Kramer, the…
Read More Alachua County And Baker County Sheriff’s Offices Probed
Florida saw an uptick in first-time unemployment claims last week. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report that estimated that 6,920 jobless claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended June 1, up from a revised count of 6,276 during…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Tick Up Slightly