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Florida’s Attorney General says open carry is “the law of the state”
An appeals court reversed a long-standing open carry ban.
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Miami Beach has challenged FDOT’s street art ban
The Miami Beach petition at the Division of Administrative Hearings said the state targeted what are described as “terrazzo pavers” at Ocean Drive and 12th Street in the city.
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Judge blocks Tampa Bay DJ from including Hulk Hogan sextape in new documentary
The ruling said Bubba the Love Sponge Clem surreptitiously recorded the wrestler in 2007 in ‘consensual private conduct’ and transferred the video to a DVD.
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Florida plans to resume bringing immigrants to Everglades facility
TALLAHASSEE — Florida plans to resume taking in immigrants at a controversial detention center in the Everglades if an appeals court pauses a judge’s order that required winding down operations at the facility, a new court filing says.
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Florida’s tax ‘holiday’ on guns and ammo started this week
It runs through the end of the year.
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DeSantis ally Paul Renner enters race to become Florida’s next governor
But the governor called Renner’s entrance ‘an ill-advised decision.’
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The feds have stopped sending immigrants to Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
The population at the detention center dwindled to about 330 last week, court records showed.
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Taxpayer costs for protecting and transporting DeSantis surged during failed presidential campaign, says report
DeSantis’ announced his presidential candidacy on May 24, 2023, and he suspended the campaign on Jan. 21, 2024.
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DeSantis administration seeks to put ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ injunction on hold
The state’s attorneys argued that the National Environmental Policy Act does not apply to the facility.
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Citizens Insurance says it could be ‘irreparably harmed’ if it’s not allowed to use a controversial claims-dispute process
Attorneys for Citizens on Friday filed a 63-page motion at the 2nd District Court of Appeal.
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Spring Hill’s Blaise Ingoglia is running for full Florida CFO term
He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
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Immigrants at Everglades detention facility face ‘grave harm’ if courts don’t intervene to ensure adequate access to legal representation, ACLU tells judge
The hearing addressed issues including allegations that detainees lack the ability to meet privately with their attorneys in person or online, as required by law
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Federal judges reject argument that Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially gerrymandered
Plaintiffs contended that the lines have reduced the influence of Black voters in Pinellas County’s neighboring Senate District 18.
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Federal judge backs Florida Hillsborough in challenge over pronoun usage
Judge Mark Walker said Florida’s 2023 law violates a federal civil-rights law.
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In Tampa, Florida’s attorney general announces ban on ‘7-OH’ kratom byproduct
The rule went into effect immediately.
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FWC approves Florida’s first bear hunt season in 10 years
It starts in December.
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Mosaic gets draft permits that could be a step toward injecting wastewater underground in Polk County
FDEP will host public meetings in Bartow on Sept. 9-10 to get public comment.
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Federal judge pauses construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
The two-week temporary restraining order will halt additional construction as litigation over environmental groups’ request for a preliminary injunction proceeds.
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Three candidates running to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia
Florida Senate District 11 represents Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and part of Pasco counties.
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Hillsborough judge blocks Citizens insurance from using a controversial arbitration process to resolve disputed claims
The ruling could have far-reaching implications, as it at least temporarily blocks the arbitration process statewide.