By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying “the First Amendment is not absolute,” a federal judge rejected an initial attempt to require state officials to reinstate a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders on Thursday approved a set of principles that would teach a conservative-backed vision of the United States. The State Board of Education, which also approved social-studies changes intended to highlight ideological evils of communism, signed off on Florida becoming the first state […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Florida Republicans are trying for the fourth year in a row to ban political flags atop government buildings, including Pride, MAGA, or Black Lives Matter banners. Filed by Republicans Rep. David Borrero and Sen. Clay Yarborough, HB 347 and SB 426 would ban flags referencing politics, race, gender, or sexual orientation being […]
By The News Service of Florida A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Eastern Florida State College violated the First Amendment rights of an employee who was fired because of social-media posts after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Erika Santos, who worked as a grant accountant at the Brevard County college, filed […]
General tax revenue in Florida for September came in just below expectations of state economists due to “lower-than-expected corporate income tax collections.” The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research in a report Monday said Florida collected about $4.117 billion in net general revenue in September, $27.5 million less than the economists’ forecast. The report […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a closely watched dispute about First Amendment rights, attorneys for a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk squared off against lawyers for the state on Monday. Biologist Brittney Brown, who worked for […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Amid a flurry of moves that has seen several Florida university presidents get replaced in the past year one leader is staying in place. The chair of the Florida State University’s Board of Trustees says he’s looking forward to extending President Richard McCullough’s contract. With his initial 2021 contract expiring Aug. 31, 2026, […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix A bill forcing all Florida employers to use a federal verification tool to determine whether new hires are legally in the country passed its first hurdle Wednesday. HB 197, sponsored by Seminole Republican Rep. Berny Jacques, expands a 2023 law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to require all employers — […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to block key parts of a 2023 Florida law that restricts people from China from purchasing property in the state. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, said plaintiffs […]
Average gasoline prices remained below $3 a gallon in Florida during the past week, as the national average ticked down. Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $2.96 a gallon for regular unleaded gas, up a nickel from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. “Gas price cycling continues at Florida gas pumps, […]