TALLAHASSEE --- After high-profile disputes in various parts of the country about shuttering churches during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Florida Senate is poised to take up a proposal that would help prevent closures of religious institutions during future emergencies. Read more
With the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus continuing to spread, Florida totaled more than 430,000 cases of COVID-19 during the week that ended Thursday, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Health. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- When Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped to the rostrum in the House chambers Tuesday, his State of the State address was as much a message to Floridians as it was a tone-setter for the 60-day legislative session. Read more
In what likely will be one of the most-controversial issues of the 2022 legislative session, a House panel next week will take up a bill that would prevent doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez on Wednesday announced a new initiative to team with businesses to combat human trafficking. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- In a fiery hearing Friday, a federal judge excoriated a lawyer for the University of Florida who accused political science professors of having “misled” the court in a lawsuit challenging the school’s conflict-of-interest policy. Read more
Florida’s unemployment trust fund has gained back more than a half-billion dollars since a new law began requiring out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, the Department of Revenue said. Read more
A federal appeals court is slated to hear arguments in late April in a battle about a Florida law that would put restrictions on companies such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Read more
Ten-digit dialing begins for all local calls in the Tampa Bay area on Jan. 22 in connection with a new 656 area code, the Florida Public Service Commission announced Wednesday. Read more
An administrative law judge said Monday that state wildlife officials improperly denied permits for a non-profit group that patrols Broward County beaches and rescues and releases sea-turtle hatchlings. Read more
