Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed measures to expand sanctions against Iran and provide money to bolster security at Jewish day schools and preschools.

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.

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.

The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction that would require reinstating coverage to people and ending additional terminations until adequate information is provided.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

The lawsuit was filed in April by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP against Secretary of State Cord Byrd.

The Biden administration this week argued that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling should block Florida legal challenges to federal immigration policies.