Jul 24, 2024
‘NIL’ deals approved for High School athletes
Tallahassee – High school athletes in Florida, just like their college counterparts, will be able to make money off the field through endorsements and other kinds of deals.
Jul 22, 2024
Medicaid contracts spark lawsuit
Tallahassee – A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts while legal protests continue.
Jul 19, 2024
State seeks go-ahead for trans treatment restrictions
Tallahassee – Florida this week asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle continues to play out.
Jul 18, 2024
State: Abortion ‘statement’ case not moot
Tallahassee – Though a state panel this week revamped a “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office argued Thursday that a legal battle about an earlier version of the statement should continue.
Jul 17, 2024
Board: 7-year-old should testify in book fight
Tallahassee – As it tries to fend off a constitutional challenge to removing and restricting school library books, the Escambia County School Board on Tuesday argued that it should be able to take a deposition of a 7-year-old student who is part of the lawsuit.
Jul 16, 2024
Trump chooses Vance over Rubio for VP
Tallahassee – Former President Donald Trump on Monday bypassed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in making his vice-presidential pick, averting what could have been a major change in Florida’s political landscape.
Jul 15, 2024
State seeks to end redistricting lawsuit
Tallahassee – The Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Jul 12, 2024
Duke rate case put on hold
Tallahassee – State regulators have paused a case that could lead to Duke Energy Florida raising base electric rates, as the utility and consumer representatives try to nail down a settlement.
Jul 11, 2024
Two agencies grapple with cyberattacks
Tallahassee – More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.
Jul 10, 2024
Hurricane season forecast ratchets up
Tallahassee – A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl pounded Texas, experts at Colorado State University on Tuesday increased their storm forecast for what was already expected to be an above-average hurricane season.