State appeals judges throw a wrench into North Florida Black …
Oct 31, 2023 · Judges of a state appeals court steered arguments over the future of a sprawling Black-dominated North Florida congressional district in a whole new direction Tuesday, raising legal arguments never even uttered by any of the parties in the case. Lawyers for the state, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have argued in court filings with the ...
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Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
May 17, 2024 · 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.
Appellate court rules the state can continue to enforce 15-week ...
Jul 21, 2022 · A split state appeals court has refused to reinstate a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban, meaning Florida’s 15-week abortion ban remains in effect. In a ruling handed down after 5 p.m. on Thursday, the First District Court of Appeal also rejected the state’s request to send the dispute ...
Florida Supreme Court Justice, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – …
Gov. Ron DeSantis initially moved to appoint her to the Florida Supreme Court in 2020, but she was ineligible because she had not been a member of the Florida Bar for 10 years. DeSantis subsequently appointed her to the high court in 2022. Before her appointment, Francis served as a circuit court judge in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida …
Oct 23, 2024 · Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her. Felix provides abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics in Florida, which on May 1 banned abortion at six weeks ...
Renatha Francis takes seat on the FL Supreme Court two years …
Sep 1, 2022 · 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 years after justices who now are her colleagues ...
Short-term vacation rental bill passes in FL Senate, but regulations …
Feb 1, 2024 · Florida lawmakers took significant steps Thursday toward regulating short-term vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, but local officials fear that the measure won’t resolve the conflicts that have existed for years in their communities. That said, the Florida Senate passed a measure [SB 280) that includes the issue of occupancy for statewide vacation rental […]
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
Jun 6, 2024 · 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 ...
U.S. Senator, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – Florida Phoenix
U.S. Senator. District Statewide. Term Length 6 years. Salary $174,000. While Democrats have recently invested in Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign as an option to retain their power over the Senate, incumbent Rick Scott wants to rise as the Republican leader of the chamber.