April 25, 2024
News Service of Florida
Fight over dogs in Florida bars goes to appeals court
The 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday scheduled arguments Feb. 13 in a dispute about whether dogs should be allowed in bars.
A three-judge panel of the Tallahassee-based appeals...
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Published on 1/16/2024
Citrus Numbers Unchanged as Disease Fight Continues
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida’s struggling citrus industry opened the new year without seeing changes in production estimates for this growing season, as state lawmakers begin to decide how much money to...
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Published on 1/15/2024
Cut in Florida lease tax could come sooner than expected
TALLAHASSEE - A reduction in a state tax on commercial leases could begin earlier than anticipated this summer.
The timing of the reduction is tied to replenishing the state's Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund,...
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Published on 1/11/2024
Florida Jobless Claims Tick Up
Florida saw a slight jump in first-time unemployment claims coming out of the holiday period.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,833 initial unemployment claims were filed last...
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Published on 1/11/2024
Gambling Money Eyed for Environment
TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders pitched the use of gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects as they kicked off the...
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Published on 1/10/2024
DeSantis Message: 'Stay the Course'
TALLAHASSEE — With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new...
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Published on 1/9/2024
Florida Gas Prices Up, National Prices Down
Average prices at the pump in Florida rose 9 cents in the past week, while national prices dropped.
The AAA auto club said the average price of a gallon of...
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Published on 1/8/2024
Child Social-Media Use Targeted
TALLAHASSEE — In a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, two House Republicans have filed a bill designed to prevent minors under age 16 from having social-media accounts.
The bill...
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Published on 1/8/2024
An appeals court will weigh a patient drug dispute in a case involving Publix
An appeals court this month will hear arguments in a long-running battle pitting the Publix supermarket chain and insurers against a state agency and doctors over rules for dispensing medications...
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Published on 1/8/2024
FDA Approves Florida Drug Importation Plan
TALLAHASSEE — Almost five years after Florida began pursuing the idea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a plan that will allow the state to import cheaper...
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Published on 1/8/2024
Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee with lighter agenda
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 26 in a First Amendment fight about a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on large social-media companies.
The Supreme Court issued...
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Published on 1/8/2024
Questions Swirl Around Fantasy Sports
TALLAHASSEE — As the Seminole Tribe offers online sports betting in Florida, a dispute over fantasy sports is heating up amid efforts by gambling regulators to rein in companies accused...
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Published on 1/4/2024
Lawmakers will look to curb student absenteeism in Florida schools
Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public-school students.
Data collected by the Florida Department of Education showed that 20.9%...
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Published on 1/3/2024
Florida's tax collections top projection
Florida’s general-revenue tax collections in November topped a forecast by 6.9 percent, as lawmakers get ready to draw up a budget during the legislative session that will start next week....
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Published on 1/3/2024
Toll-road users saved $470 million in Florida's yearlong credit program
Frequent toll-road users in Florida saved about $470 million in a recently completed, yearlong program that provided credits on their bills.
The Florida Department of Transportation said about 1.2 million...
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Published on 1/3/2024
10 big issues to watch in Florida's 2024 legislative session
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers will start the annual 60-day legislative session on Jan. 9, with Gov. Ron DeSantis giving his State of the State address. Here are 10 issues to...
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Published on 1/3/2024
Florida asks Supreme Court to ignore congressional redistricting challenge
TALLAHASSEE — The state has urged the Florida Supreme Court to decline to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed...
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Published on 1/2/2024
Here are some health care-related legal issues to watch in Florida next year
State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases involving health care. Here are five issues to watch in the new year:
ABORTION: The Florida...
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Published on 1/1/2024
Florida Jobless Claims Decrease
First-time jobless claims in Florida dipped heading into the end-of-the-year holidays...
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Published on 12/29/2023
DeSantis Dropped from Immigration Case
A federal judge has dismissed Gov. Ron DeSantis as a defendant in a challenge to part of a new Florida law ...
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Published on 12/28/2023
Insurance Proposed for Mortgage Amounts
Lawmakers have filed a proposal that would allow people to buy policies covering only unpaid mortgage-loan amounts.
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Published on 12/28/2023
Lawmakers Look to Curb Student Absenteeism
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public-school students.
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Published on 12/28/2023
10 big legal issues in Florida to watch in 2024
TALLAHASSEE — State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases. Here are 10 legal issues to watch in the new year:
ABORTION: The Florida...
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Published on 12/27/2023
Florida, Other States Fight Carbon Rule
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 20 other states in challenging a rule aimed at reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Published on 12/26/2023
Florida Jobless Rate at 2.9 Percent
While still near historically low levels, Florida's unemployment rate inched up to 2.9 percent in November.
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Published on 12/26/2023
