by News Service of Florida | Jun 10, 2021
On the eve of a court hearing, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office pushed back Wednesday in a fight with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about restrictions on cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Department of Justice...
by News Service of Florida | Jun 10, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — In a victory for environmental and farmworker groups, an appeals court has overturned federal approval of a controversial pesticide that supporters say could help fight a disease that has caused heavy damage in Florida’s citrus industry. The...
by News Service of Florida | Jun 9, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — With the theme “Never Tire,” Orlando Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings on Wednesday formally launched her campaign to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2022. The announcement was not a surprise: Demings last month said to...
by News Service of Florida | May 28, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein is exiting next week after running the agency for four years under two governors. Shawn Hamilton, currently the state agency’s deputy secretary for land and recreation,...
by News Service of Florida | May 28, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the state in a closely watched case that has kept the cannabis industry in limbo, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2017 law designed to carry out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana....
