Financial Disclosure Law Blocked
June 11, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge has blocked a 2023 Florida law that required municipal elected officials to disclose detailed information about their personal finances, ruling that the law likely viola…
Feds fire back on Title IX gender rule
June 10, 2024
Tallahassee – The Biden administration has urged a U.S. district judge to reject efforts by Florida and other states to block a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
Another look sought in FPL Irma case
June 7, 2024
Tallahassee – Attorneys for Florida Power & Light customers late Thursday asked an appeals court to reconsider a ruling that dealt a blow to a lawsuit alleging the utility did not meet obligations to…
Justices back DeSantis in prosecutor suspension
June 6, 2024
Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to suspend Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, saying he made adequate allegations of neglect of duty a…
Justices weigh UF campus shutdown case
June 5, 2024
Tallahassee – In one of numerous similar lawsuits in Florida and across the country, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a University of Florida graduate student could seek to requir…
FHSAA approves athlete-pay rules
June 4, 2024
Tallahassee – The Florida High School Athletic Association on Tuesday opened the door for student-athletes to earn money from business agreements such as endorsement deals, with the organization’s pr…
Down-ballot effect unlikely from Trump conviction
June 3, 2024
Tallahassee – Political experts don’t anticipate last week’s conviction of former President Donald Trump in New York will create significant down-ballot momentum — either way — for candidates in…
Trump verdict draws outrage, praise
May 31, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida Republicans on Thursday quickly attacked the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, while Democrats said the verdict showed nob…
FHSAA changes replace word ‘gender’
May 30, 2024
Tallahassee – The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word “gender” with the word “s…
Death penalty ‘game of chance’ targeted
May 29, 2024
Tallahassee – A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution has resulted in a “quintessential game of chance” for inmates being resentenced because of changes in the stat…






