School district leaders across the state are taking a patchwork of approaches to a college-credit psychology course, as many high-school students head back to class this week amid a dustup between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board. Confusion over the College Board’s Advanced…
Read More Florida School Districts Grapple With AP Course ConfusionAuthor: Dara Kam - News Service Of Florida
Florida AG Ashley Moody Targets Company In Marijuana Ballot Fight
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office late Wednesday pumped up arguments against a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize recreational use of marijuana, saying the measure “misleads” voters in a way to benefit the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, Trulieve. Tallahassee-based Trulieve has contributed all but…
Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody Targets Company In Marijuana Ballot FightInmates, Florida Prisons Grapple With ‘Oppressive’ Heat
Nearly a month into a stifling heat wave, corrections officials are attempting to alleviate sweltering conditions in Florida’s unairconditioned prisons, but advocates for inmates say the efforts fall short and aren’t being carried out the same way at all facilities. Throughout July, inmates’ supporters pressed…
Read More Inmates, Florida Prisons Grapple With ‘Oppressive’ HeatTrans Adults Seek To Block New Florida Law
Citing a “crisis of availability” of care, transgender people are asking a federal judge to block a new state law making it more difficult for trans adults to access hormone-replacement therapy and surgery. The law, passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this spring and championed by…
Read More Trans Adults Seek To Block New Florida LawTwo Black Florida Farmers Get Marijuana Licenses
Two Black farmers in Florida have received licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana, after a new state law helped clear the way for the long-awaited licenses. The Florida Department of Health issued the licenses on July 11 to Suwannee County farmer Terry Donnell…
Read More Two Black Florida Farmers Get Marijuana LicensesFlorida Recreational Marijuana Backers Urge Court Approval
Supporters of an effort to allow recreational use of marijuana by people age 21 or older urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to sign off on a proposed constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot. A brief filed by lawyers for Smart & Safe Florida,…
Read More Florida Recreational Marijuana Backers Urge Court ApprovalNew Florida Immigration Law Challenged
Migrant workers and advocates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging part of a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally, arguing the law is vague and will lead to “unlawful arrest, prosecution…
Read More New Florida Immigration Law ChallengedSeminole Gambling Deal Gets Big Win In Florida
In a move that could remake Florida’s gambling landscape, a federal appeals court last Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court…
Read More Seminole Gambling Deal Gets Big Win In FloridaFlorida Gov. DeSantis Signs State Alimony Overhaul
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue. The measure (SB 1416) includes doing away with what is known as permanent alimony.…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs State Alimony OverhaulFlorida AG Moody Seeks To Snuff Out Recreational Marijuana Proposal
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ballot summary would be “misleading to voters in several key respects.” Trulieve, the…
Read More Florida AG Moody Seeks To Snuff Out Recreational Marijuana Proposal