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Seven State House races in Florida to watch
Most of the action is happening in the Orlando area, the Tampa Bay region and South Florida.
Jim Saunders
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals decision requiring him to turn over records of migrant flight stunt
As is common, the notice did not detail arguments that the administration will make at the Tallahassee-based appeals court.
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Opponents try again to block Florida’s so-called ‘don’t say gay’ law
The challenge, filed Thursday in the Northern District of Florida, argues that the plaintiffs have suffered “concrete harms” from the law.
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Judge blocks subpoenas seeking testimony from DeSantis aides in migrant flight case
The subpoenas sought to force testimony in a hearing Tuesday in the public-records lawsuit filed against the administration by the center, an open-government group.
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Opponents of Florida’s congressional redistricting plan fight effort to shield lawmakers from testifying
The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the congressional redistricting plan during an April special session.
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Florida DOT, contractor faces records lawsuits stemming from migrant flights
The group made records requests on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, after the DeSantis administration flew about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts.
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Feds decline giving gopher tortoises endangered species protection
“This denial is a blow to the gopher tortoise and all the people who care deeply about this humble creature’s future, but we won’t give up.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis sued for not turning over migrant flight records
The Florida Center for Government Accountability filed the lawsuit in Leon County circuit court.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants to shield documents in lawsuit over congressional redistricting plan
The requested documents range from communications related to the anti-gerrymandering “Fair Districts” constitutional amendments that voters passed in 2010.
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Federal judge rejects challenge to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, but allows option to refile
The lawsuit alleged, in part, that the law violated First Amendment and due-process rights.
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Health organizations target Florida’s Medicaid rule regarding transgender treatment
The organizations requested approval Tuesday from a judge to file a brief in a lawsuit seeking to block the Medicaid rule.
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Florida temporarily blocks insurers from dropping policies
The order will suspend cancellations or non-renewals of policies for two months.
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‘Roller coaster ride’ continues for Florida’s ‘last resort’ property insurance carrier
Citizens last week reached 1.055 million policies — more than double the number two years ago.
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DeSantis now faces a criminal investigation and a potential class action lawsuit for Martha’s Vineyard migrant stunt
The new lawsuit named three Venezuelan migrants as plaintifs.
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Florida once again targets constitutional privacy clause in abortion fight
Moody’s office also took the position on the privacy clause in a Sept. 6 court filing.
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Ashley Moody’s office says Florida’s constitutional privacy clause should not protect abortion rights
The filing said the 1989 decision, in a case known as In re: T.W., was wrong “from the start.”
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Florida electric bills will more than likely get worse next year
The three large privately owned utilities also increased customer bills earlier this year because of gas prices.
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Florida considers using National Guard to help short-staffed prisons
The shortages have resulted in officers working large amounts of overtime and supervising numerous inmates.
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As Florida’s property insurance industry crumbles, regulators may raise cap for policy holders
Since February, five insurers have been deemed insolvent and placed into receivership.
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Federal judge urged to halt Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
The lawyers on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction.