Supreme Court calls for 50 more judges
December 13, 2024
Tallahassee – Pointing to a study of judicial workloads, the Florida Supreme Court on Dec. 12 recommended adding 50 judges across the state.
DeSantis, cabinet consider land deals
December 12, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet could be poised to approve spending more than $318 million to buy conservation land and enter other deals that would shield rural properties from…
State eyes possible bear hunt
December 11, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida could move toward its first sanctioned bear hunt in nearly a decade.
Valdes switch adds to House GOP edge
December 10, 2024
Tallahassee – Elected four times to the state House as a Democrat, Tampa lawmaker Susan Valdes on Dec. 9 added to Republicans’ supermajority.
FPL gets boost in Irma fight
December 9, 2024
Tallahassee – In a win for Florida Power & Light, the state Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent p…
Judge weighs oil drilling plan
December 9, 2024
Tallahassee – An administrative law judge Monday waded into a legal battle about a plan to drill for oil and gas in part of rural Northwest Florida, with project backers and an environmental group of…
Warren, DeSantis legal sparring continues
December 5, 2024
Tallahassee – After being suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis and losing an election bid to get his old job back, ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren isn’t giving up on a court battle…
Insurance market rebounds ‘from brink of collapse’
December 4, 2024
Tallahassee – Changes to Florida laws — including a provision making it harder for policyholders to sue insurance companies — are working as intended to help bring the state’s property-insurance mark…
Regulators approve FPL storm costs
December 3, 2024
Tallahassee – Customers of Florida’s largest power company will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year to cover restoration costs from the 2024 hurricane season.
New faces and trading places in the Florida legislature
December 2, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida’s 2025 legislative session will begin with 26 new lawmakers in the 120-member state House and nine new Florida senators out of 40 — but the make-up of the chambers will shift in…















