Fight heats up over ban on smoke shop product
Staff ReportA legal fight over Florida’s emergency ban on 7-hydroxymitragynine, a potent kratom byproduct known as 7-OH, is intensifying ahead of…
Read MoreState gets OK to enforce social media law
A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Florida can begin enforcing a 2024 law aimed at preventing children from…
Read MoreFlorida gets break in 2025 storm season
Gov. Ron DeSantis drew applause last week in Crystal River when he noted that Florida — and the entire continental…
Read MoreFPL rate settlement approved
State regulators on Thursday approved a four-year rate settlement that will result in Florida Power & Light customers paying billions…
Read MoreLocal water regulation targeted
A House Republican has filed a proposal that would strip local governments of the authority to regulate water quality, water…
Read MoreHouse aims again to change gun law
The Florida House is once again advancing a controversial proposal to lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other…
Read More‘Unborn Child’ Bill backed in House
The Florida House on Tuesday advanced a proposal that would allow parents to seek pain-and-suffering damages in wrongful-death lawsuits involving…
Read MoreJudge weighs firing over Kirk post
In a closely watched First Amendment case, attorneys for a Florida biologist fired after reposting a controversial social media post…
Read MoreFlorida lawmakers propose oaths for educators at all levels
Florida educators — from prekindergarten teachers to university professors — could soon be required to take an oath pledging loyalty…
Read MoreBills could lead to vaccine lawsuits
House and Senate Republicans have filed proposals that could allow Floridians to sue vaccine manufacturers who advertise their products in…
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