Aug 15, 2024
State cites gun show attendance in fight with feds
Tallahassee – Florida this week revamped a lawsuit that challenges a new federal rule requiring more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers, in part pointing to lower attendance at gun shows.
Aug 14, 2024
Parkinson’s disease argued to prevent execution
Tallahassee – Attorneys for condemned killer Loran Cole have asked the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of his scheduled Aug. 29 execution, saying the state’s lethal-injection procedures likely would cause “needless pain and suffering” because of Cole’s symptoms from Parkinson’s disease.
Aug 13, 2024
House primaries include challenges to incumbents
Tallahassee – More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, with Democrats competing in 14 districts and Republicans squaring off in 21.
Aug 12, 2024
Abortion numbers down amid 6-week law
Tallahassee – More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1, but the number being performed is down after a law took effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, according to newly released state data.
Aug 9, 2024
Hurricane Debby ‘manageable’ for insurers
Tallahassee – Hurricane Debby is expected to be a “very manageable event” for the insurance industry, but many homeowners in drenched inland areas could face cleaning up without flood insurance, according to an analysis by the global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re.
Aug 8, 2024
Fight over social media law re-emerges
Tallahassee – After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month, Florida and tech-industry groups could be poised to resume a legal battle about a 2021 state law aimed at placing restrictions on social-media platforms.
Aug 7, 2024
Death penalty appeal cites Dozier abuse
Tallahassee – A Death Row inmate who spent time at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and is the first prisoner scheduled to be executed this year in Florida is asking a judge to vacate his death sentence, arguing the state is “complicit in the horrific and tragic” abuse at the reform school that “contributed to his life choices.”
Aug 6, 2024
State officials warn port over changes
Tallahassee – The state has warned Port Canaveral leaders that they are putting at risk current and future infrastructure money if they don’t reverse dock plans that appear to favor cruise ships over the space industry.
Aug 5, 2024
Five Senate primaries to watch
Tallahassee – When they go to the polls Aug. 20, Democratic primary voters in the Orlando area will decide the winner of one Florida Senate seat, while voters in other parts of the state will set the final slate of Senate candidates for the November elections.
Aug 2, 2024
Citizens Property Insurance
Tallahassee – Florida regulators this week approved proposals that would allow private insurers to take more than 400,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in late October as the hurricane season starts to wind down.