Two graduate students and a professor on Monday challenged the constitutionality of a 2023 state law that restricts employment of people from China and six other nations at Florida public universities and colleges. Attorneys for Florida International University doctoral students Zhipeng Yin and Zhen Guo…
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With the state preparing for a legal challenge from the tech industry, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a high-profile bill aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms. “You better believe, I am going to fight like hell to uphold this in court,” Attorney General…
Read More Florida Social Media Bill Signed As Legal Fight Looms
An appeals court Tuesday will take up a high-profile case about the state’s attempt to prosecute a convicted felon who was among 20 people accused of voter fraud in 2022 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top Florida officials. Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office went…
Read More Appeals Court To Take Up Florida Convicted Felon Voter Fraud Fight
As court battles continue, supporters of Florida keeping permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands are trying a different tack: Put it in federal law. U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., this week added an amendment to a bill to try to codify a 2020 decision…
Read More Florida Wetlands Permitting Fight Flares In Congress
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and address issues such as mental-health treatment. “What they (state leaders) are tackling right now are some…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Major Health Care Package
High-profile bills aimed at keeping children off social media and loosening decades-old work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-old youths were among 15 bills that the Legislature formally sent Thursday to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The social media bill (HB 3) was a priority of House Speaker…
Read More Social Media And Teen Labor Bills Teed Up For Florida Gov. DeSantis
The state Public Service Commission should approve a proposal that would reduce Florida Power & Light (FPL) customer bills because of lower-than-expected fuel costs, commission staff members recommended Thursday. Last week, FPL filed a proposal that would save customers about $662 million. If the proposal…
Read More Lower Florida Power & Light Bills Get Backing
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal will hear arguments on May 7 in a battle between Attorney General Ashley Moody and numerous hospital districts and school boards about opioid-epidemic legal settlements. The Tallahassee-based appeals court issued a notice Tuesday scheduling the arguments.…
Read More Arguments Set In Opioid Settlement Fight Between Florida AG Moody, Hospitals And Schools
The state on Tuesday urged a South Florida appeals court to overturn a ruling that dismissed a high-profile voter fraud case against a convicted felon who cast a ballot in 2020 in Broward County. But an attorney for the convicted felon, Terry Hubbard, argued that…
Read More Statewide Prosecutor At Issue In Florida Voter Fraud Fight
The New College of Florida is slated to receive tens of millions of dollars in a budget approved this month by the Legislature, but it will face requirements tied to some of the money. The proposed 2024-2025 state budget, which needs approval from Gov. Ron…
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