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

by News Service of Florida and Dara Kam August 19, 2025August 27, 2025

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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.

by News Service of Florida and Jim Saunders August 19, 2025September 1, 2025

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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.

by News Service of Florida and Jim Saunders August 18, 2025August 27, 2025

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In Tampa, Florida’s attorney general announces ban on ‘7-OH’ kratom byproduct

The rule went into effect immediately.

by News Service of Florida and Dara Kam August 18, 2025August 30, 2025

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FWC approves Florida’s first bear hunt season in 10 years

It starts in December.

by News Service of Florida and Jim Turner August 13, 2025August 26, 2025

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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.

by News Service of Florida August 11, 2025September 1, 2025

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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.

by News Service of Florida and Dara Kam August 11, 2025August 17, 2025

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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.

by News Service of Florida August 5, 2025August 26, 2025

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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.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida August 4, 2025August 26, 2025

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Texas and other states could copy DeSantis’ redistricting plan, group warns

A voter’s advocacy group warned of the redistricting “domino effect.”

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 29, 2025August 3, 2025

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Federal judge: DeSantis administration needs to prove ‘who’s running the show’ at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

An attorney for the DeSantis administration appeared to balk at the order.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida July 28, 2025August 7, 2025

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Florida’s 3-week bear hunt could return this winter

Opponents say killing bears for sport won’t reduce human-bear interactions, and that the commission should expand the use of non-lethal options.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 24, 2025September 1, 2025

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The special election to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is set for September

Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida’s CFO this month.

by News Service of Florida July 24, 2025August 5, 2025

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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd tells DeSantis that immigration arrests have ‘overwhelmed’ the system

The capacity issue is expected to escalate in Florida in the coming weeks as sheriffs and police chiefs ramp up arrests and detention of undocumented immigrants.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida July 23, 2025August 7, 2025

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Federal judges set to decide if Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially-gerrymandered

The case is one of a series of legal battles stemming from the 2022 redistricting process.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 23, 2025August 19, 2025

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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO

The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 22, 2025August 5, 2025

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Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support

The Littlejohns’ child asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 21, 2025August 8, 2025

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Florida AG enforces new chemtrail law after suggesting ‘weather modification’ contributed to Texas floods

He also dismissed the notion that cloud seeding was a culprit.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 18, 2025July 25, 2025

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Environmental group wants judge to toss out EPA decision allowing ‘radioactive’ roads in Polk County

The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential cancer risks.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 15, 2025August 30, 2025

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A challenge to part of Florida’s porn age-verification law has been dropped

The dismissal does not affect a separate lawsuit challenging another part of last year’s law (HB 3) that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 9, 2025July 15, 2025