Jul 22, 2024
Medicaid contracts spark lawsuit
Tallahassee – A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts while legal protests continue.
Jul 19, 2024
State seeks go-ahead for trans treatment restrictions
Tallahassee – Florida this week asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle continues to play out.
Jul 18, 2024
State: Abortion ‘statement’ case not moot
Tallahassee – Though a state panel this week revamped a “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office argued Thursday that a legal battle about an earlier version of the statement should continue.
Jul 17, 2024
Board: 7-year-old should testify in book fight
Tallahassee – As it tries to fend off a constitutional challenge to removing and restricting school library books, the Escambia County School Board on Tuesday argued that it should be able to take a deposition of a 7-year-old student who is part of the lawsuit.
Jul 16, 2024
Trump chooses Vance over Rubio for VP
Tallahassee – Former President Donald Trump on Monday bypassed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in making his vice-presidential pick, averting what could have been a major change in Florida’s political landscape.
Jul 15, 2024
State seeks to end redistricting lawsuit
Tallahassee – The Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Jul 12, 2024
Duke rate case put on hold
Tallahassee – State regulators have paused a case that could lead to Duke Energy Florida raising base electric rates, as the utility and consumer representatives try to nail down a settlement.
Jul 11, 2024
Two agencies grapple with cyberattacks
Tallahassee – More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.
Jul 10, 2024
Hurricane season forecast ratchets up
Tallahassee – A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl pounded Texas, experts at Colorado State University on Tuesday increased their storm forecast for what was already expected to be an above-average hurricane season.
Jul 9, 2024
New nuclear power eyed in Florida
Tallahassee – After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding more nuclear power.