Alimony revamps going to full house
April 6, 2021
A proposal that would revamp Florida’s alimony laws, including eliminating what is known as permanent alimony, is ready to go to the House floor. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee o…
Transgender athlete ban heads to full house
April 6, 2021
A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House, after a Republican-controlled education pane…
Limits on local emergency orders advance in Senate
April 6, 2021
A proposal spurred by the coronavirus pandemic to limit local emergency orders is ready to go to the full Senate, despite lingering concerns from Democrats and local governments.
Rural leaders worry about devastating ‘prison closures’
April 5, 2021
A plan to shutter up to four state prisons is alarming officials in Florida’s rural regions where correctional institutions have played an outsized role in providing jobs and supporting businesses fo…
Justices decline to hear ex-foster child AIDS case
April 5, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a lawsuit that alleged Florida Department of Children and Families social workers showed “deliberate indifference” to a child who was placed in fos…
Unemployment revamp starts moving in house
April 5, 2021
A plan to revamp Florida’s much-criticized online unemployment system is now moving on both sides of the Capitol, while advocates for workers continue to push lawmakers to consider increasing jobless…
Social media crackdown emerges in Senate
April 3, 2021
The Florida Senate is poised to start moving forward with a proposal designed to crack down on social-media companies that block users from their platforms, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis order blocks COVID-19 ‘passports’
April 2, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order barring government agencies from issuing COVID-19 “passports” and preventing Florida businesses from requiring customers to show documentation th…
Weekly roundup: Ruling leaves bad taste for Florida
April 2, 2021
Sweet and salty, oysters from Apalachicola Bay are an epicure’s delight.
But the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to Franklin County’s crippled oyster industry this week, siding with Georgia…
Many inmates wary of vaccinations
April 1, 2021
A survey of 5,110 people incarcerated in prisons and jails in four states — including Florida — shows that more than 45 percent, or 2,318 people, would refuse COVID-19 vaccinations, according to…