LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS IN TALLAHASSEE; PROPERTY INSURANCE ISSUES STILL LOOM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
At the state capital, legislative session kicked off March 4 as leaders in the Florida House and Senate, as well as Gov. Ron DeSantis, presented their priorities...
GOVERNOR, STATE LEGISLATURE AGREE ON TOUGHER PENALTIES AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES
On Feb. 13, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills to create tougher penalties for illegal immigrants committing crimes, all while aiding President Donald Trump’s deportations...
COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO’ AGAIN TO ROGO PAUSE AMID MIXED MESSAGING FROM STATE LEADERS
Amid conflicting messaging from state leaders, the Monroe County Commission again denied a proposed moratorium on new building rights at its Jan. 15 meeting.
The decision comes as...
RECREATIONAL MARIJUNANA AND ABORTION AMENDMENTS FAIL TO REACH 60% MARGIN
With nearly every Florida precinct reporting at press time, only two of the six proposed Florida constitutional amendments or initiatives on the 2024 ballot will move forward....
FLORIDA VOTERS TO ANSWER ABORTION QUESTION ON NOV. 5
Florida voters will decide in the coming weeks whether to end the state’s six-week abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure if six or more weeks have passed...
BACKERS, DETRACTORS PAINT VASTLY DIFFERENT PICTURES OF AMENDMENT 2’S POWER
For its proponents, Florida’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment – also called Amendment 2, on the ballot this November – is a matter of protecting a...
FLORIDA VOTERS COULD LEGALIZE POT, ABORTION & PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
Should Florida legalize marijuana for people over 21? Should abortion be allowed up until fetal viability (usually around 23 weeks)? And should school board elections become partisan...
GOVERNOR’S VETO TAKES OUT CRITICAL FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL ARTS & THEATER COMMUNITIES
Several organizations in the Florida Keys will need to seek funds from another source following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vetoes of almost a billion dollars from the state...
FLORIDA UPHOLDS ABORTION BAN — BUT GIVES VOTERS A SAY IN NOVEMBER
By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles
A six-week abortion ban could soon take effect in Florida after the state Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions after...
FLORIDA GOVERNOR SIGNS SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR MINORS BILL; A LEGAL BATTLE COULD FOLLOW
A bill prohibiting children from accessing certain social media platforms was signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a March 25 press conference in Jacksonville.
The...
