More than 1.5 million Floridians had cast ballots as of Wednesday morning in next week’s primary elections. Data posted on the state Division of Elections website showed that 1,270,116 people had voted by mail and 266,549 had cast ballots at in-person early voting sites. Registered…
Read More Florida Primary Votes Cast Top 1.5 Million
An administrative law judge has scheduled a multi-day hearing in November in the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration’s attempt to revoke the license of a Pensacola abortion clinic. Judge W. David Watkins last week issued an order saying the hearing will start on Nov.…
Read More Florida Abortion Clinic Hearing Set In November
The Florida Senate on Monday gave suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren 15 days to request a Senate hearing that could determine whether he is reinstated or removed from office. The Senate sent a letter Monday stemming from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ move Aug. 4…
Read More Florida Senate Puts Suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren On The Clock
With early-sites open throughout the state in the Aug. 23 primary elections, more than 156,000 voters had cast ballots in person as of Monday morning. Another 1.135 million people had voted by mail. Early-voting sites began opening early last week and were required to be…
Read More More than 156,000 Early Voting Ballots Cast In Florida
Josie Tamayo was appointed Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis as CEO of Volunteer Florida, replacing Corey Simon, who resigned in June after entering the race for a state Senate seat. Tamayo, who will head an agency that oversees more than $23 million in federal and…
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With in-person early voting slated to go statewide Saturday, 1.1 million Floridians had cast ballots as of Friday morning in the Aug. 23 primary elections. Data posted on the state Division of Elections website showed that 1,041,766 vote-by-mail ballots had been cast, while 58,771 ballots…
Read More Florida Primary Ballots Cast Climb To 1.1 Million
Lawyers for abortion clinics and a doctor want the Florida Supreme Court to review an appellate court decision that allowed a new 15-week limit on abortions to remain in effect as a broader legal battle plays out. The lawyers filed a notice late Wednesday that…
Read More Abortion Law Fight Goes To Florida Supreme Court
More than 14.31 million Floridians are eligible to cast ballots in the Aug. 23 primary elections, with Republicans holding a registration edge over Democrats of nearly 229,000 voters, according to newly posted data on the state Division of Elections website. The data, included in what…
Read More Florida Republicans Add To Voter Registration Edge
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear arguments Oct. 3 in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law.” The case involves whether Marsy’s Law, which included a series of protections for crime victims, can shield the identities…
Read More ‘Marsy’s Law’ Arguments Slated In Florida Supreme Court In October
An appeals court Wednesday said plaintiffs can pursue a medical-negligence case against a Pensacola hospital in a dispute involving emergency-room care provided to a woman who suffered brain damage. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court decision in favor…
Read More Court Says A Florida Hospital Can Face Brain Damage Malpractice Case