Court Rejects Pregame Prayer Lawsuit
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida A federal appeals court Tuesday said the Florida High School Athletic Association did not…
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DeSantis Says Park Plans Need Another Look
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Trying to quell a bipartisan uproar, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “half-baked” plans…
Critics Call for Parks Plans to be Ditched
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Environmentalists are seeking assurances that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has scrapped plans for a…
GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Parks Plan
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Some Republican lawmakers are criticizing a controversial proposal to add lodges, pickleball courts and…
House Primaries Include Challenges to Incumbents
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug.…
Vote Tally Tops 762,000
By The News Service of Florida More than 762,000 people had voted as of Wednesday morning in the Aug. 20 primary elections,…
Five Senate Primaries to Watch
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida When they go to the polls Aug. 20, Democratic primary voters in the Orlando…
States Scramble After Title IX Ruling Related to Gender Identity
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Hours after a U.S. district judge ruled against them, Florida and three other states…
Trulieve Adds $5M to Pot Campaign
By The News Service of Florida The medical-cannabis company Trulieve has contributed another $5 million to a campaign to allow recreational marijuana…
State Moves Forward on Social Media Law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it…
Court Dismisses Abortion ‘Statement’ Case
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Monday declined to take up a fight stemming from…
Florida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.3 Percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held steady in June for a third consecutive month,…