State general revenue tax collections were 8 percent higher than anticipated in April, according to a report released Monday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The report showed net general revenue during the month totaled about $5.53 billion, $411.4 million more than…
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Florida Republicans are heading toward the November elections with a major voter registration edge over Democrats. The Republican Party of Florida ended April with 5,247,165 registered voters, while the Florida Democratic Party had 4,340,614, according to data posted Friday on the state Division of Elections…
Read More Florida GOP Voter Edge Now Over 900,000
An appeals court Friday sided with the Florida Department of Transportation and a contractor in a public-records lawsuit stemming from controversial state-funded flights of migrants from Texas to Massachusetts. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling last year by…
Read More Florida Gov’s “DeSantis Air” Migrant Flights Records Appeal Rejected
On Wednesday, the Florida Education Association teachers’ union leader criticized the State Board of Education for not reversing the course on a controversial history standard that had been approved last year. The board, meeting in Miami, signed off on some changes to social studies standards…
Read More Keeping Black History Standard In Florida Schools Draws Criticism
An appeals court Wednesday rejected a request by a former Miami city attorney to dismiss a civil lawsuit alleging she took part in a conspiracy to commit fraud in a property deal. A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal said sovereign immunity…
Read More Ex-City Attorney In Florida Can Face Fraud Lawsuit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that will create a new category of “rural emergency hospitals.” Supporters have said the bill (SB 644), passed unanimously during this year’s legislative session, is designed to help ensure healthcare access in rural areas. It stems…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Rural Hospitals Bill
Florida has asked a federal appeals court for “expedited” consideration of a legal battle about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands. Attorneys for the state filed a motion Thursday asking the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to move quickly…
Read More Florida Seeks Fast Track For Wetlands Case
The federal government has urged a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tallahassee-based companies that could be prevented from working on federally funded projects after being affiliated with an engineering firm that designed a collapsed Florida International University pedestrian bridge. Nine companies and their…
Read More Feds Seek Dismissal In Florida Bridge Firms Case
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday that an $8.25 million deal to purchase a conservation easement that would preserve 4,808 acres of land north of Tallahassee has been finalized. In September, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet approved the deal with Gem…
Read More Florida DEP Announces North Florida Land Deal Finalized
A man sentenced to death for killing an Orlando police officer in 2017 has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a prosecutor misled jurors during sentencing proceedings. An attorney for Markeith Loyd filed a petition on April 30 at the U.S. Supreme Court…
Read More Florida Man Who Killed Cop Appeals To U.S. Supreme Court, Says Prosecutor Misled Jury