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...
FLORIDA KEYS BRACE FOR POTENTIAL MASS MIGRATION FOLLOWING DISARRAY IN HAITI
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a wave of state officers and guardsmen to the Florida Keys in preparation for possibly more maritime voyages among migrants from two Caribbean...
DeSANTIS SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TO THE KEYS FOR POTENTIAL HAITIAN MIGRANT ARRIVALS
Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering additional state assets to the Florida Keys and Florida’s southern waters in anticipation of a potential influx of illegal immigrants from Haiti,...
FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL’S MEASLES RESPONSE IN BROWARD COUNTY DRAWS CRITICISM FROM LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN
By late February, nine cases of the highly-infectious measles were reported in Broward County. The outbreak began at an elementary school in Weston on Feb. 16, bringing...
STATE BILL COULD BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KIDS UNDER 16
Kids under 16 in Florida could soon be barred from accessing certain social media platforms that allow users to create profiles, upload content and interact with others.
On...
NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW LAWS IN FLORIDA
Florida rang in the new year with fireworks displays and celebrations from the Panhandle to the Southernmost City. The start of 2024 also brought new laws which...
FLORIDA KEYS OFFICIALS SPEAK LOUD AGAINST COURT CONSOLIDATION IDEA AT TAMPA HEARING
Inside a Hillsborough County courthouse, state attorneys, public defenders, sheriffs and residents provided three hours of testimony to a committee tasked with recommending whether Florida’s 20 circuit...
FUNDING AXED: TWO KEYS PROJECTS VETOED BY FLORIDA GOVERNOR
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $500 million from a legislatively-approved budget on June 15 in Fort Pierce. Two budget items eliminated by the governor affected...
STATE TAKES AIM AT FEDS IN FLOOD INSURANCE LAWSUIT
Wind insurance rate increases aren’t the only costs crippling Monroe County property owners.
A new requirement forces everyone with a wind insurance policy with the state-run Citizens Property...
