May 30, 2025
‘Gentleman warrior’ Thrasher dies
Tallahassee – Former Florida State University President and House Speaker John Thrasher, whose career in politics and public service spanned more than three decades, died May 30 after a battle with cancer, his family announced.
May 29, 2025
Prison heat lawsuit gets go-ahead
Tallahassee – A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida corrections officials to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates’ rights because of hot conditions at a prison in Miami-Dade County.
May 28, 2025
Florida eyes another busy storm season
Tallahassee – With another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, Florida is preparing for the possibility the federal government won’t respond like it has in the past.
May 23, 2025
Judge weighs blocking ballot initiative law
Tallahassee – “Fear and uncertainty” about a new law targeting the state’s ballot-initiative process has led to a significant drop in people working to collect signatures for 2026 ballot measures, groups challenging the law told a federal judge on Thursday.
May 22, 2025
Judge gives go-ahead to tech law fight
Tallahassee – A federal judge Thursday rejected an attempt by Florida to scuttle a constitutional challenge to a 2021 state law that placed restrictions on social-media platforms.
May 21, 2025
Florida bear hunt planned in December
Ocala – Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade.
May 20, 2025
‘Open’ investigation confirmed amid Hope Florida scrutiny
Tallahassee – Records related to a state House probe of a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope Florida assistance program are part of an “open” investigation, Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office said May 20.
May 19, 2025
Judge orders steps to aid manatees
Tallahassee – A federal judge Monday ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including requiring it to go through a federal permitting process and temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area.
May 19, 2025
Court urged to keep block on immigration law
Tallahassee – A new state law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida should remain blocked as a legal battle plays out, attorneys challenging the law argued in a filing Friday at a federal appeals court.
May 16, 2025
State appeals in manatee protection fight
Tallahassee – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the Endangered Species Act as manatees face threats in the Indian River Lagoon.