News Service of Florida

Hammer, a former national president of the NRA, said banning people under 21 from buying guns conflicts with the Heller decision.

The death toll from the Champlain Towers building collapse increased to 46 on Wednesday.

DeSantis and Moody have focused heavily on the economic impacts of cruise ships not being able to sail from Florida.

As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, about 26,000 Floridians had lost electricity because of the storm.

Sprowls, an attorney, said it was an “open question” whether a legal challenge would be successful.

Parts of Tampa Bay are now under a hurricane watch.

Elsa is expected to move near or over parts of Florida’s West Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Nine House members and seven senators — all Democrats — signed the pledge.

Beute is disillusioned by a lack of action by his fellow Republicans.

Winsor’s ruling Thursday morning came after U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle handed a blow Wednesday to DeSantis and the Legislature in an unrelated case.

Balancing the exchange of ideas among private speakers is not a legitimate government interest,” Hinkle wrote in Wednesday’s 31-page order.

The Southern Poverty Law Center issued a statement Wednesday saying the governor “chose to ignore the will of both parties” when he vetoed the bill.

Florida since 1979 has had a no-fault system and the requirement of carrying $10,000 in PIP coverage.

Judge Francis Allman issued a one-page order denying Jones’ motion to dismiss the case but did not explain the decision.

“It’s a little bit of an experiment, right? So, we hope it goes well,” said Scott Shalley, president and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation.

“I think the people of Florida want to understand, how could this happen?” DeSantis said. “And then, what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again?”

The controversial law seeks to prevent large social-media platforms from banning political candidates from their sites.

Local mask mandates drew a series of legal challenges across the state last year.