Courts grapple with gun age laws
October 16, 2024
Tallahassee – With a federal appeals court poised next week to hear a challenge to a Florida law that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday at least temporarily allowed a Pennsylvania gun restriction on young adults.
Gas prices stable as stations still shuttered
October 15, 2024
Tallahassee – Average gasoline prices in Florida remained stable during the past week despite increased demand in the run-up to Hurricane Milton and as hundreds of stations are still without electricity after the storm.
Citrus season forecast ‘extremely discouraging’
October 11, 2024
Tallahassee – A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane Milton swept across Central Florida.
Flooding a fear in Hurricane Milton’s aftermath
October 10, 2024
Tallahassee – Hurricane Milton swept through Florida, slightly less catastrophic than forecast.
Moms for Liberty gets win in school board case
October 9, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Tuesday backed a chapter of the group Moms for Liberty in a constitutional challenge to Brevard County School Board policies that placed restrictions on speakers at board meetings.
Fuel supplies key amid Hurricane Milton evacuations
October 8, 2024
Tallahassee – As residents evacuate on congested highways ahead of Hurricane Milton, Florida officials said the state does not have a fuel shortage amid efforts to ensure that supplies continue to reach gas stations.
Milton could lead to large evacuation
October 7, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida has ramped up debris-removal efforts and recalled emergency workers who provided aid in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, as residents of Florida’s West Coast face another potentially major storm barreling through the deep, warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Trans treatment restrictions to continue
October 4, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Thursday refused to reconsider a decision that allowed Florida to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle about the restrictions plays out.
Order aids voting in hard-hit counties
October 3, 2024
Tallahassee – Responding to a request for flexibility in storm-ravaged areas, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing election changes in 10 counties trying to recover from Hurricane Helene.
‘Stop WOKE’ case could cost state
October 2, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida could face paying nearly $750,000 in legal fees for businesses that successfully challenged part of a 2022 law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”