Tallahassee – Senate President Ben Albritton on Dec. 16 suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges.
Tallahassee – Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the Florida Supreme Court to take up a dispute about whether a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy should have been convicted on a racketeering charge related to planting drugs in vehicles during traffic stops.
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet could be poised to approve spending more than $318 million to buy conservation land and enter other deals that would shield rural properties from development.
Tallahassee – In a win for Florida Power & Light, the state Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent power outages during 2017’s Hurricane Irma.
Tallahassee – An administrative law judge Monday waded into a legal battle about a plan to drill for oil and gas in part of rural Northwest Florida, with project backers and an environmental group offering dramatically different perspectives.
Tallahassee – After being suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis and losing an election bid to get his old job back, ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren isn’t giving up on a court battle seeking vindication.
Tallahassee – Changes to Florida laws — including a provision making it harder for policyholders to sue insurance companies — are working as intended to help bring the state’s property-insurance market “back from the brink of collapse,” the head of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Wednesday.
