A federal judge has ruled that two authors and a student can pursue First Amendment claims against the Escambia County School Board over the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from library shelves. But U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, in a 27-page…
Read More “And Tango Makes Three” Book Fight Gets Go-Ahead In Florida
Pointing to what it called “irreparable injuries,” Florida has asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a district judge’s ruling as a legal battle continues to play out about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands. Attorneys for the state filed a motion…
Read More Florida Seeks Stay In Wetlands Permitting Fight
Three Republican Florida House members have drawn Democratic challengers as they seek re-election this year. Pensacola Democrat Haley Rashon Morrissette has opened a campaign account to run against Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, in House District 2 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, according to the…
Read More Florida GOP House Members Draw Democratic Foes
Estimated insured losses from 2022’s Hurricane Ian have neared $21.4 billion, with about 6 percent of claims remaining open, according to data posted this week on the state Office of Insurance Regulation website. The data showed $21.386 billion in estimated insured losses and 776,941 reported…
Read More Hurricane Ian Insured Losses In Florida Near $21.4 Billion
Voting-rights groups want a federal court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan, pointing to the “outsized” role that Gov. Ron DeSantis played in pushing the plan through the Legislature. Attorneys for groups such as Common Cause Florida…
Read More Another Look Sought In Florida Redistricting Case
Federal transportation officials have approved more than $10 million for projects to improve air quality at ports in Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The money for the awards comes from a new program included in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and…
Read More Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, And Miami Port Projects Approved By Feds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a proposal to pump another $200 million into a home-hardening grant program designed to reduce property insurance costs. The measure (SB 7028) was passed during the 2024 legislative session that ended last month. During a November special legislative session,…
Read More Home-Hardening Funding Sent To Florida Gov. DeSantis
Lawyers for state education officials on Thursday filed a notice that they will appeal a court ruling that blocked enforcement of a 2023 law requiring a transgender teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth. The 2023 law restricts educators’ use…
Read More State Of Florida To Appeal Pronoun Ruling
Bob Graham, a two-term Florida governor who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate, will lie in state at the Historic Capitol Museum on Friday, April 26. A public viewing for Graham, who was 87 when he died Tuesday, will take place from 11…
Read More Former Florida Governor Bob Graham To Lie In State At Old Capitol
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services blocked the sale of more than 186,000 packages of hemp-extract products that were uncovered at a Hollywood business, the agency announced Wednesday. Department inspectors issued stop-sale orders for 186,377 packages of hemp products and 644 packages, allegedly…
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