DeSantis declares emergency as hurricane looms
September 23, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for 41 counties as a storm system is expected to rapidly grow into a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge refuses to dismiss manatees case
September 20, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Florida has violated the Endangered Species Act because of sewage discharges into the Indian River Lagoon that hav…
FPL gets extension for nuclear plant
September 19, 2024
Tallahassee – As the state looks at expanding the use of nuclear energy, Florida Power & Light has received federal approval to continue operating its Turkey Point nuclear plant in Miami-Dade Count…
Florida cites ‘consequences’ of wetlands ruling
September 18, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting for projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from the r…
ACC launches new appeal in FSU fight
September 17, 2024
Tallahassee – In the latest move in a fierce legal battle, the Atlantic Coast Conference has appealed a Leon County circuit judge’s refusal to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida State University ag…
Court to weigh Florida gun age law
September 16, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court next month will hear arguments in the National Rifle Association’s constitutional challenge to a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from purchasing …
Lawsuit targets state abortion information
September 13, 2024
Tallahassee – A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the state Agency for Health Care Administration is u…
Supreme Court digs into redistricting issues
September 12, 2024
Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, …
Florida seeks to keep alive gun sales lawsuit
September 11, 2024
Tallahassee – Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week argued that a judge should allow Florida to continue challenging a new federal rule that requires more gun sellers to be licensed and …
Judge to weigh putting meat law on ice
September 10, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge will hear arguments next month about whether he should block a new Florida law that bars the production and sale of “cultivated meat” in the state.