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Florida fights against allowing DNA testing for Death Row inmate
Sireci was sentenced to death in the 1975 murder of used-car dealer Howard Poteet, who suffered 55 stab wounds.
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Florida’s vote-by-mail restrictions would unnecessarily burden voters, groups suing to overturn law say
“The combination of SB 524 and SB 90 would increase burdens on all voters, particularly voters of color and voters with disabilities.”
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Florida manatees are on the move, and officials are asking boaters to stay alert
Seasonal manatee zones, requiring boaters to slow down in certain areas, go into effect April 1 and continue through Nov. 15.
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Florida judge is expected to uphold law that requires a 24 hour waiting period for abortions
“This law is an insult to Floridians and their ability to make their own medical decisions.”
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Florida wants to shield officials in lawsuit accusing state of overusing solitary confinement in prisons
The lawsuit contends that the department has overused solitary confinement, including for inmates diagnosed with mental illnesses.
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University of South Florida selects Rhea Law as new president
The initial contract will last up to five years and will need approval from the state university system’s Board of Governors.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Lia Thomas’ NCAA women’s swimming title ‘a fraud’
“Now, the NCAA is basically taking efforts to destroy women’s athletics,” DeSantis said.
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Florida’s COVID hospitalizations fall below 1,400
The data showed 1,395 inpatients with COVID-19, down from 1,561 a week earlier.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis leaves any special session on property insurance, condos up to lawmakers
“If they can get an agreement, they should do it,” said DeSantis.
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Florida’s average gas prices dropped by more than 20 cents a gallon
Florida’s most expensive gas is in the West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami areas.
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Florida now has over 1 million recreational boats
As the state passed the 1 million benchmark, the commission tried to highlight the importance of safety.
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Florida’s record $112 billion budget covers everything from zoos, snake hunting, oysters, and more
Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item veto power, so it’s too early to know everything that will be in the budget when the fiscal year starts July 1.
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Florida wildlife officials ask residents to be on the lookout for sick freshwater turtles
Also, don’t eat ’em.
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Tampa Bay voters among group hoping to join fight against Florida’s redistricting maps
Both cases were filed after Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto a congressional redistricting plan passed by the Legislature.
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Appeals court questions Desantis’ attorney over ‘ambiguities’ in Florida’s anti-protest law
The case focuses in large part on a section of the law that creates a new definition of “riot.”
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Judge sides with Florida doctor in undercover medical marijuana probe
Health officials accused Dorn of failing to “appropriately vet his patients.”
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Florida police should not be protected by ‘Marsy’s Law,’ says oversight board
The Miami police-oversight panel wrote that the appeals court “failed to interpret key provisions of Marsy’s Law in context.”
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Florida records 400 manatee deaths so far in 2022, but officials are still optimistic
The pace of deaths has slowed slightly.
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Under new law, Florida universities could lose funding if caught teaching CRT
Under the conforming bill, which passed Monday, universities would be ineligible for what is known as performance funding
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DeSantis signs law eliminating Florida’s year-end school testing
The law will formally take effect in July.