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After the Seminole Tribe relaunched a sports-betting app, attorneys for two pari-mutuel companies asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt the online wagering as a legal battle continues to play out.
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The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed measures to expand sanctions against Iran and provide money to bolster security at Jewish day schools and preschools.
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In an extraordinary scene that included dozens of lawmakers turning their backs on the proposal's sponsor, the Florida House on Tuesday rejected a resolution that called for an "immediate de-escalation and cease-fire" in the war between Israel and Hamas.
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The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow an appeals-court ruling to move forward in a battle about whether the Seminole Tribe of Florida should be able to offer online sports betting throughout the state.
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The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction that would require reinstating coverage to people and ending additional terminations until adequate information is provided.
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Warning of a "substantial detrimental impact on the children at the heart of this case," the U.S. Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court to reject an attempt by Florida to at least temporarily halt an injunction requiring changes aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes.
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The state has sought a stay on an injunction that would require Florida's Medicaid program to provide 90% of the private-duty nursing hours t to help children live in family homes or communities instead of nursing homes.
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Plaintiffs filed a revised version of the lawsuit, which in part said the law violates First Amendment rights and chills speech related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, saying it "places the reliability, affordability and capacity of the nation's energy supply at risk."
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The state quickly launched an appeal after a federal judge ruled that Florida has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and needs to make changes to keep children with “complex” medical conditions out of nursing homes.
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The lawsuit was filed in April by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP against Secretary of State Cord Byrd.
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The Biden administration this week argued that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling should block Florida legal challenges to federal immigration policies.