Flags Lowered to Honor Kirk
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday directed that flags be flown at half-staff at all state and local buildings until sunset Sunday to…
Florida
Landry Gets Go-Ahead as UF Interim Leader
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state university system’s Board of Governors on Thursday approved the hiring…
CNN Defamation Case Revived
Saying the case should go to trial, an appeals court Wednesday overturned a ruling that sided with CNN in a defamation lawsuit…
Ballot Initiatives Ruling Put on Hold
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying the restrictions don’t implicate speech, a sharply divided appeals-court panel has…
GOP Registration Edge Increases
The Republican Party of Florida in August continued to expand its voter-registration advantage over the Florida Democratic Party. The GOP had a…
Fort Lauderdale Fights Street Art Ban
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Days after the city of Miami Beach filed a similar case, Fort…
‘Sexual Predator’ License Fight Continues
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A battle about the constitutionality of a state requirement that convicted sexual…
School Gender Case Goes to Supreme Court
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that “parental-exclusion policies present one of the most important constitutional controversies…
Baker Detention Center Open
Florida this week began accepting immigrant detainees at a repurposed prison in Baker County as part of the state’s support of President…
Miami Beach Challenges Street Art Ban
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The city of Miami Beach has challenged a controversial directive by the…
Citrus Grove Land Continues to Dwindle
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s once-dominant citrus industry is being squeezed for land at an accelerating…
Appeals Court Blocks ‘Alcatraz’ Ruling
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the DeSantis and Trump administrations, a federal appeals-court panel Thursday…