The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the convictions of a man in the murders of two people on a St. Petersburg houseboat but tossed out his death sentences and ordered new sentencing proceedings. Justices unanimously rejected an appeal of the first-degree murder convictions of…
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Florida Jobless Claims Dip For Second Straight Week
Initial jobless claims in Florida declined for a second consecutive week, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor. The report estimated 5,872 first-time unemployment applications were filed in Florida last week, down from a revised count of 6,463 during the…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Dip For Second Straight WeekFlorida Abortion Clinic Settlement Reached
A Hialeah abortion clinic and state regulators have reached a settlement in a case alleging that the clinic did not properly comply with a law that requires providing information to women at least 24 hours before abortions. The settlement, posted Wednesday on the state Division…
Read More Florida Abortion Clinic Settlement ReachedHearing Slated In Florida Guns, Marijuana Case
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in early October in a Florida lawsuit challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns, according to a notice filed Tuesday. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments during the…
Read More Hearing Slated In Florida Guns, Marijuana CaseFeds Sue In Florida For $1.43M In Skanska Barges Case
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking to collect $1.43 million from the Skanska construction company over damage from two barges that broke free as Hurricane Sally pounded the Pensacola area in 2020. Skanska had been using the barges…
Read More Feds Sue In Florida For $1.43M In Skanska Barges CaseFlorida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes Consumer Loan Rate Hikes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed interest rates as high as 36 percent on consumer-finance loans. The bill (HB 1267), which passed during the legislative session that ended May 5, would have replaced a tiered system that allows…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes Consumer Loan Rate HikesFlorida Gov. DeSantis Signs Medical Marijuana Telehealth Bill
Patients in Florida will be allowed to use telehealth to renew physician approvals for medical marijuana, under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill (HB 387) also could help Black farmers get valuable medical marijuana licenses after years of delays. Under the…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Medical Marijuana Telehealth BillUtility Shield, Hurricane Changes Go To Florida Gov. DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday formally received the final 20 bills from the 2023 legislative session, including a proposal that would shield utilities from being held liable for damage caused by hurricane-related power outages. The utility proposal is part of a wide-ranging bill (SB…
Read More Utility Shield, Hurricane Changes Go To Florida Gov. DeSantisFlorida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Targeting Legal Services Ads
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed ten bills, including an effort to regulate advertisements for legal services. The measure (HB 1205) focuses on legal-service ads related to pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, banning use of terms such as “recall” when a product has not…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Targeting Legal Services AdsFlorida Toll Credits Top $190 Million
The state of Florida has issued an average of $32 a month in credits to about 1.2 million motorists as part of a year-long program benefiting frequent toll-road users. The Florida Department of Transportation on Friday said $40.1 million in credits were posted to 1…
Read More Florida Toll Credits Top $190 Million