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A bill in the Legislature would prevent discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status.…
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10 legal issues to watch in Florida in 2026
A long list of legal issues remain unresolved in Florida: immigration, guns, marijuana, transgender laws and more.…
1 day ago
Winter will slap Florida with a cold goodbye to 2025
Many people, including those in North Florida, will wake up to one of the coldest air masses of the season…
December 24, 2025
Fleming senator files bill to regulate drinking straws
The legislation from Sen. Jennifer Bradley would set rules for the materials used in straws and stirrers.…
December 24, 2025
AI ‘Bill of Rights’ proposed in Florida Senate
The AI proposal comes as President Trump tries to limit state regulation of artificial intelligence.…
December 23, 2025
Former UF President Ben Sasse has pancreatic cancer
Sasse posted on social media that he has been diagnosed with metastasized, Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.…
December 23, 2025
Florida Legislature may eliminate license plate stickers
Motorists would still need to register their cars, but the yellow stickers would no longer be required.…
December 19, 2025
Florida Supreme Court upholds death penalty law
Florida allows the death penalty without a unanimous jury recommendation — one of the nation’s lowest standards.…
December 19, 2025
Recreational marijuana issue sent to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court must decide whether a proposed constitutional amendment meets legal requirements.…
December 18, 2025
Florida Senate will try again to bolster rural counties
The “rural renaissance bill” is back and ready to be heard by the full chamber in January.…
November 18, 2025
Local lawmaker files bill to allow lawsuits in fetus deaths
Rep. Sam Greco of St. Augustine filed a bill he says would protect parents if their “unborn child” dies.…
November 18, 2025
Justice Canady leaving Florida Supreme Court for UF post
Justice Charles Canady will become director of the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education.…
November 5, 2025
Lawsuit challenges parking permits for pregnant women
A new state law allows pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.…
November 3, 2025
Here’s how November’s weather could play out
Historically, La Niña Novembers have featured below-average rainfall and only brief cold snaps.…
October 31, 2025
Lawmakers sort through proposals to eliminate property taxes
The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis are sniping at each other over how to reduce property taxes in Florida.…
October 31, 2025
Wildlife officials defend biologist’s firing over Kirk post
The state says it did not violate the First Amendment rights of an employee who posted about Charlie Kirk.…
October 17, 2025
Lawmakers unveil ideas to reduce property taxes
Floridians may see these property tax proposals on the 2026 ballot.…
October 15, 2025
Judge blocks donation of Miami land for Trump library
A Miami activist sued after Miami Dade College donated downtown land to the state.…
October 14, 2025
Proposed law would require teachers to take an oath
Teachers would take an oath pledging to support the Constitution and to act in a “nonpartisan manner.”…
October 13, 2025
Florida communities buy up properties to limit flooding damage
More than a dozen communities, including St. Johns County, have voluntary home buyout programs.…
October 9, 2025
Fleming Island lawmaker designated as House speaker
Republican Rep. Sam Garrison will be the first House speaker from Clay County since John Thrasher in 1999 and 2000.…
October 9, 2025
2 Jacksonville roads would be renamed for Charlie Kirk under proposed bill
A state lawmaker has filed a bill to rename roads for Charlie Kirk at UNF and other colleges and universities.…
October 6, 2025
Treasure hunters recover $1M in coins from shipwreck
Divers uncovered a load of centuries-old Spanish coins on a shipwreck off the Treasure Coast.…
October 2, 2025
New Florida law prohibits using AI to ‘nudify’ people
The law makes it illegal to use AI to generate a nude image of an actual person without their consent.…