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.
State could face tighter budget after pandemic aid
September 9, 2024
Tallahassee – Legislative budget leaders said they expect lawmakers to remain “fiscally responsible” after being advised Friday the state faces potential deficits in coming years as federal coronav…
Another look sought in trans treatment case
September 6, 2024
Tallahassee – Attorneys for a transgender man and the parents of transgender children have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that at least temporarily allowed Florida to move f…
State looks at more nuclear power
September 5, 2024
Tallahassee – It would take years, possibly decades.
But Florida is looking at the possibility of adding nuclear power.
Florida citrus land continues to dwindle
September 4, 2024
Tallahassee – The amount of land in Florida dedicated to growing citrus continues to shrink.
Moody wants justices to decide opioid dispute
September 3, 2024
Tallahassee – Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a legal battle about whether hospital districts and school boards should be able to pursue opioid-epidemic law…
Cole executed in FSU student’s murder
August 30, 2024
Raiford – More than 30 years after he murdered a Florida State University student who was on a camping trip in the Ocala National Forest, Loran Cole was executed by lethal injection Thursday evenin…
DeSantis says park plans need another look
August 29, 2024
Tallahassee – Trying to quell a bipartisan uproar, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “half-baked” plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball courts to state parks will be r…
Feds fire back in gun sales lawsuit
August 28, 2024
Tallahassee – The Biden administration this week urged a U.S. district judge to toss out a Florida lawsuit challenging a new federal rule that requires more gun sellers to be licensed and run backg…
Court allows trans treatment restrictions
August 27, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court has at least temporarily allowed Florida to move forward with restrictions on treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.