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Florida judge says Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights lawsuit needs changes
Judge Cooper on Monday said Pizzo’s lawsuit needs to be more specific.
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Florida restricts doctors from providing gender-affirming treatments to minors
Board members spent less than two hours hearing from the public after voting to approve the rules.
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Tampa orchid grower sues over delay in issuing medical marijuana licenses
With more than 700,000 patients now authorized for medical marijuana, the state should have issued at least another 22 licenses to keep up.
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Tampa lawmaker Jackie Toledo sues campaign manager over sexually explicit photos
Piccolo accused Toledo of filing the lawsuit to avoid paying him a $25,000 “bonus” fee if she lost the race.
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Florida elections officials grapple with misinformation, myths, and now voter fears of being arrested
“I have not encountered in the past this many voters calling, concerned that they may be prosecuted or what-have-you for voter fraud.”
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Federal judge refuses to block Florida’s ballot gathering law
“There’s no evidence that per-signature” payment increases fraud and that hourly payment “is a bulwark against fraud.”
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Federal judge calls Florida’s Stop WOKE act ‘dystopian’
“We believe in academic freedom, so long as you say what we want you to say. That sounds like something George Orwell wrote.”
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Judge upholds Florida rule blocking Medicaid payments for gender-affirming care
But the judge also questioned how state health officials supported their decision to block the Medicaid coverage.
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President Biden’s pot announcement could have a huge impact on Florida’s marijuana industry
“Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. It’s time that we right these wrongs.”
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Florida’s war with ‘Big Tech’ could head to U.S. Supreme Court
The state wants justices to overturn a May decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked key parts of the law on First Amendment grounds.
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Andrew Warren’s case will head to trial, but the former Hillsborough State Attorney will remain suspended
DeSantis on Aug. 4 issued an executive order suspending the twice-elected prosecutor.
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We’re going to spend every penny’: Florida Gov. DeSantis says more tax-payer funded migrant flights are on the way
“There’s also going to be buses…”
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‘Morally repulsive’: Critics rip Florida Gov. DeSantis for using refugees to ‘gain cheap political points’
While the governor’s office claimed credit for the controversial relocation effort, details remain scant.
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Disney CEO says company ‘stood our ground’ against attacks from Florida Gov. DeSantis
He also said that while the company can be a “lightning rod for clicks and for political podium speeches.”
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Federal judge denies Hillsborough State Rep. Mike Beltran from assisting DeSantis with Andrew Warren suspension
The “Patriot Amicus Brief” argued that the state Constitution “required” the governor to remove Warren.
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Florida’s so-called ‘don’t say gay’ law doing ‘widespread’ harm, motion says
The law “is affecting virtually every aspect of public education…”
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Federal judge clears way for UCF professor to challenge Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Cassanello and other plaintiffs, including public-school teachers and a student, filed the lawsuit in April.
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Florida judge takes shot at health officials as as DeSantis administration delays new medical marijuana licenses
The judge suggested that potential applicants should consider filing a legal challenge to force health officials to open the application process.
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Federal lawsuit challenges Florida’s ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatments
“Gender-affirming care is neither experimental nor investigational; it is the prevailing standard of care…”
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115 legal experts decry DeSantis’ ouster of Hillsborough state attorney Andrew Warren
Warren, in an interview Wednesday accused the governor of using the suspension to score political points.