by News Service of Florida | Feb 10, 2025
An appeals court Monday dismissed an attempt by the Florida House and Senate to shield current and former lawmakers from testifying in lawsuits in a dispute stemming from a 2022 congressional redistricting plan. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 7, 2025
Florida regulators have approved new rates for the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with premiums for the most-common type of homeowners policy increasing by a statewide average of 6.6 percent. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation trimmed proposed rate...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 6, 2025
Arguing that elections officials overstepped their authority, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield on Thursday filed an emergency petition at the Florida Supreme Court after being blocked from running in a special election for a Senate seat. Mayfield, R-Melbourne, filed the...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 5, 2025
Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne lashed out Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis after his administration blocked her from qualifying to run in a special election to replace outgoing Sen. Randy Fine. State elections officials on Wednesday notified...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 5, 2025
Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three decades. Otherwise, they cautioned that more of the roughly 1,500 remaining citrus...
