Jim Saunders

Four advocacy groups have gone to an appeals court after a federal judge rejected a lawsuit challenging a Florida requirement for “wet” signatures on voter-registration forms.

The Biden administration is urging a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling aimed at keeping Florida children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights, describing the measure as an effort to “hoodwink” voters.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that blocked part of a 2018 state constitutional amendment imposing new restrictions on lobbying.

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, saying the case “presents a political question.”

Voting-rights groups have asked an appeals court to uphold a ruling that a congressional redistricting plan backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution.

A divided appeals court blocked the former head of the pediatric open-heart surgery program at St. Mary’s Medical Center from seeking punitive damages in a lawsuit against CNN over reports about deaths of children in an open-heart surgery program.

Wauchula Republican Sen. Albritton said he expects to focus during the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions on issues involving agriculture and the child-protective system.

The Florida House held a ceremony to formally designate Miami Republican Rep. Daniel Perez as the next House Speaker. He will succeed Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, after the 2024 elections.

Monique Worrell wants the Florida Supreme Court to overturn Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to remove her from her role as an Orlando-area state attorney. She wants her job reinstated with back pay.

Florida Insurance Commissioner is taking issue with parts of a Citizens proposal that would increase rates by 12% for homeowners with the most-common type of policies.

The Florida Professional Firefighters union has joined the Florida Police Benevolent Association in challenging the way a state agency is carrying out a new law that placed additional restrictions on public-employee unions.