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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Trump
“Fire sale on all Ron DeSantis merch today!”
Jim Saunders
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Gov. DeSantis will challenge ruling on suspended Tampa prosecutor Andrew Warren
The three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based court this month vacated a decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle that allowed Warren’s suspension to stand.
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Florida Republicans advance bill to ban Pride flags at schools and government buildings
Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami Beach, said the bill “validates hate” and poses constitutional questions.
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Florida lawmakers look at raising Citizens coverage cap to $1 million
Citizens has grown during the past three years to become the state’s largest property insurer.
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Trump crushes DeSantis in Iowa caucuses
“DeSantis set out to prove that the more you got to know Florida’s governor, the less you would like him.”
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Appeals court says DeSantis violated Andrew Warren’s First Amendment rights
Also, a footnote in the opinion rejected a conclusion by Hinkle that he would not have authority to reinstate Warren.
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‘Absentee governor’: Florida Dems slam DeSantis’ State of the State address
“It was an opportunity for him to make his case to the people of Florida as well, and I think he missed it.”
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College free speech, AI: Here are 10 big issues to watch as Florida lawmakers begin the 2024 session
Tied to his budget proposal, DeSantis has called for $1.1 billion in tax breaks.
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There’s no need to merge judicial districts, says Florida Supreme Court
Judicial circuits have their own judges, state attorneys and public defenders.
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Florida residents can expect lower utility bills in 2024, with the biggest dips coming from TECO and Duke
Gas prices, however, have subsided, resulting in utilities not having to collect as much from customers in 2024 to cover the tab.
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Florida Supreme Court declines to review felon’s challenge to state’s gun ban
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday did not explain its reasons for declining to take up the challenge.
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Biden administration pushes back in transit dispute stemming from Florida union law
“Florida is entitled to receive its funding without waiving the requirements of SB 256.”
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Florida court says minor is not ‘sufficiently mature’ to have abortion without parental consent
Opponents have argued, in part, that some minors could face issues such as abuse if their parents found out they were pregnant.
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Biden Aministration urges court to uphold ruling on Florida transgender law
In part, the brief pointed to what it described as “nondiscrimination requirements” in the Affordable Care Act.
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Citizens, Florida’s property insurance of ‘last resort,’ doesn’t need any federal bailout, CEO says
Citizens was created as an insurer of last resort but has grown during the past three years to become, by far, the largest property insurer in the state.
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Voting-rights groups take congressional redistricting fight to Florida Supreme Court
A coalition of groups, such as the League of Women Voters of Florida and Equal Ground Education Fund, and individual plaintiffs filed the lawsuit.
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Industry groups urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Florida’s ‘Big Tech’ law
DeSantis made a priority of passing the law after Twitter, now known as X, and Facebook blocked former President Donald Trump.
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As private insurers flee, U.S. Senate launches investigation into Florida’s Citizens Insurance
“If Citizens were unable to cover its losses, it is entirely possible that state leaders might ask the federal government for a bailout.”
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Statewide grand jury calls for ways to curb illegal immigration in Florida
DeSantis last year asked the Supreme Court to approve impaneling the grand jury.
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, DeSantis lawyers again seek to have anti-drag show law take effect
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 16 declined to take up a request from the state for a partial stay.