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Appellate court allows Florida to enforce gender-affirming care ban
网页2024年8月26日 · Florida can enforce its law banning gender-affirming care for minors and restrictions on adults pending appeal of a federal court ruling that the ban is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit sided with Florida in allowing the state’s ban on hormone replacement therapy for minors and limits […]
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
网页2024年5月17日 · Florida provides an exemption from property taxes for the first $25,000 of the assessed value of a homestead, meaning a building where the taxpayer lives. There’s a second exemption of $25,000 of assessed value over $50,000, except for school taxes — in other words, on values between $50,000 and $75,000.
Florida newspapers line up behind Charlie Crist in governor's race; …
网页2022年10月27日 · Democrat Charlie Crist has picked up his third endorsement by a major Florida newspaper — this time, from the Tampa Bay Times, under the headline: “A decent man or a bully?” Previously, the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post recommended voting for Crist, who served as governor as a Republican between 2007 and 2011 […]
Renatha Francis takes seat on the FL Supreme Court two years …
网页2022年9月1日 · By: Michael Moline - September 1, 2022 2:23 pm. Surrounded by family, Judge Renatha Francis accepts her nomination by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court on Aug. 5, 2022. Credit: Governor’s office. Renatha Francis finally took her seat on the Florida Supreme Court Thursday, two …
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
网页2024年6月6日 · Under the “Live Healthy” initiative Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spearheaded during this year’s legislative session, foreign-trained physicians with active licenses in the countries in which they studied will soon have a new path to practicing medicine in Florida. A committee of the Florida Board of Medicine voted on Thursday ...
13 Florida candidates file to run for U.S. Senate nomination
网页2024年4月26日 · There are 13 Floridians vying to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican incumbent Rick Scott. That’s after the qualifying period for all federal candidates, which ended Friday at noon. Leading the pack is Scott, who narrowly won the seat six years ago against then 18-year Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.
Florida Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Monique Worrell as …
网页2024年6月6日 · The Florida Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, concluding that his decision was reasonable based on allegations he spelled out when relieving her of her duties. The decision was 6-1, with Justice Jorge Labarga the lone dissenter. Worrell, a Democrat, was elected in …
FL Senate key primary results: House reps win nominations to the …
网页2024年8月21日 · Republican state Rep. Tom Leek via Florida House. State Rep. Tom Leek won the Republican primary for northeast Florida Senate District 7 with 47.36% of the votes as of the time of publishing, defeating Trump-backed former St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar and conservative activist Gerry James. This open seat garnered attention during the ...
DeSantis signs tougher penalties for retail theft, 'porch piracy,' into ...
网页2024年4月9日 · Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday boosting penalties for retail theft, including sanctions for “porch pirates” who steal deliveries from outside people’s homes. The governor’s office pointed to reports from retailers estimating losses as $112 billion during 2022, with hot spots in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.