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Amendment 4 supporters accused the members of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference of misleading voters by including that the measure could lead to Medicaid-funded abortions and costly lawsuits.
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The judge dismissed the state's lawsuit against two federal agencies and said the case should instead be an administrative challenge. Next stop is the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
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After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding more nuclear power.
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A state panel again analyzed potential financial impacts of a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights, with amendment opponents focusing on costs linked to lawsuits if the measure passes.
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The Biden administration has asked a federal judge to reject Florida's attempt to block a new health care rule about discrimination based on gender identity.
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Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General Ashley Moody appealed a federal judge’s decision blocking part of a 2023 Florida elections law that placed new restrictions on voter-registration groups.
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The state Supreme Court on weighed whether a University of Florida graduate student could seek to require the school to refund money for services that were not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020.
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Carrying out a controversial law signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, officials have started moving to repeal state renewable-energy goals.
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Top Florida utility officials said Tuesday increased intensity and unpredictability of hurricanes is making storm preparation more difficult --- and expensive.
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With the 2024 hurricane season starting June 1, the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors has approved spending as much as $750 million on backup coverage to help pay claims if a big storm hits.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit challenging new federal rules that clash with the state's attempts to restrict the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
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The dispute stems from a program that is designed to help pull down more federal money to go to hospitals.