Dara Kam | News Service Florida

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.

As a Florida law took effect Wednesday preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Jacksonville --- another sign of the political importance of abortion issues in the 2024 elections.

A federal judge has blocked education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender Hillsborough County teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth, saying the law violated her First Amendment rights.

Executive director Shamarial Roberson, an epidemiologist, says the association will advocate for “research and advancement” for medical marijuana.

It came hours after Gov. DeSantis signed a bill that allowed for grand jury testimony to be released. It could still become available after July 1.

Amid continued efforts targeting transgender people, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration quietly changed a policy that allowed Floridians to obtain driver's licenses and state identification cards that reflect their gender identity.