Dara Kam | News Service Florida

A federal judge has paused a challenge to a new Florida law that prevents strippers under age 21 from performing in adult-entertainment establishments while an appeals court considers a dispute over a similar restriction.

Lawmakers in 2022 and 2023 passed a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the state’s insurance market as insurance companies fled the state and policyholders saw premiums skyrocket.

An appellate panel heard arguments challenging Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments. The lawsuit claims the ban violates federal health-care laws and the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.

It could strengthen the industry as it struggles to compete with hemp-based products sold at gas stations, CBD shops and online at a fraction of the cost.

Supporters of a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution squared off Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration before a Leon County circuit judge in a lawsuit accusing the state of illegally using public resources to spread “misinformation” about the ballot measure.

A federal appellate-court panel heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to a Florida law requiring educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, in a case that has drawn national attention from the Biden administration, teachers unions and LGBTQ advocates.

Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez is pushing back against a proposal that would give the chairman of the state university system’s Board of Governors more authority over searches for new university presidents, saying it could “manipulate the hiring process.”

The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit challenging the age restriction shortly after then-Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Legislature rushed to include it in a sweeping school-safety bill that passed after the February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

A proposed rule, released Thursday by the state Division of Elections, includes a one-page form for felons requesting what are known as “advisory opinions” from state lawyers to clarify if they are eligible to vote.

A federal judge this week refused to toss out a lawsuit challenging a controversial Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.

After a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.

A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution — prompted by the sentencing of the Parkland shooter — has resulted in a “quintessential game of chance” for inmates being resentenced, groups are arguing in what could be a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case.