‘Very, very busy’ hurricane season eyed
April 5, 2024
Tallahassee – Floridians received a second reminder Thursday to brace for a busy 2024 hurricane season, as Colorado State University researchers issued a forecast pointing to warm Atlantic Ocean wate…
Senate President’s husband dies after fall
April 4, 2024
Tallahassee – John Passidomo, the husband of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, died Wednesday after falling and suffering massive head trauma and other injuries, according to a memo distributed by…
Democrats look to abortion issue for election boost
April 3, 2024
Tallahassee – Following a pair of blockbuster decisions by the Florida Supreme Court, Democrats are galvanizing around abortion as a “front and center” issue that they say could affect races up and d…
Recreational pot going on ballot
April 2, 2024
Tallahassee – A divided Florida Supreme Court on Monday approved placing on the November ballot a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing recreational use of marijuana.
Judge rejects blocking flood insurance changes
April 1, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida and other states for a preliminary injunction to block changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to higher premiums…
Abortion, pot rulings likely Monday
March 29, 2024
Tallahassee – The wait likely will last through the weekend.
The Florida Supreme Court appears poised Monday afternoon to issue rulings about whether proposed constitutional amendments that seek to…
Disney, district settle lawsuit
March 28, 2024
Tallahassee – Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have reached a legal settlement that includes nullifying controversial development agreements that the e…
Judge to weigh school pronoun restrictions
March 27, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge Friday will hear arguments in an attempt by a transgender teacher and a nonbinary teacher to block part of a 2023 law that restricts pronouns and titles that educators c…
Social media bill signed as legal fight looms
March 26, 2024
Tallahassee – 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.
DeSantis signs bill on teen work rules
March 25, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.