News Service of Florida

The proposed constitutional amendment had received enough petition signatures to go on the 2020 general-election ballot.

Meanwhile, supporters of “Make It Legal Florida,” continue racing to beat the deadline to get on the 2020 ballot.

The bills are filed for the 2020 legislative session, which starts Jan. 14.

“The state must not censor private religious speech of its students, even where that speech is given at a state-sponsored event or on public property.”

“We must keep fighting efforts to silence their voices.”

University President John Thrasher was advised of the decision to issue a warning in an Oct. 25 letter.

“Georgia does not contest that the oyster fishery suffered significant harm; rather, it argues that the collapse resulted from Florida’s mismanagement…”

The bidding war for medical-marijuana licenses in the Sunshine State has fizzled.

Almost all of the money coming from Surterra Holdings, Inc. and MM Enterprises USA, LLC.

Florida law already requires students to take classes on civics

Gov. Ron DeSantis also has backed the concept.

The Infrastructure and Security Committee backed a proposal (SPB 7016) that would create the Statewide Office of Resiliency within the executive branch.

Ban Assault Weapons NOW has proposed placing the amendment on the November 2020 ballot.

Two years after a federal judge signed off on the settlement, Disability Rights Florida, Inc. is back in court suing the prisons agency for breach of contract.

The controversy is centered on whether felons have to pay legal financial obligations, such as restitution, fines and fees, to be able to vote.

“It’s been more than two years. We can build skyscrapers in that amount of time,” said Lee, a former Florida long-term care ombudsman.

A budget document released last month gives a breakdown of how the money could be spread to school districts across the state.