Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday evening signed legislation that will gut the ability of local ethics watchdogs to investigate allegations of corruption, a bill whose most toxic and sweeping provisions were late-hour additions by state Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, and hardly debated before their passage. In signing the bill, DeSantis ignored the pleas of ethics […]
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SCOTUS sides with Seminole Tribe, declines sports betting challenge
In a major win for the Seminole Tribe, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to upend a 30-year, multibillion-dollar deal giving the tribe control of sports betting throughout Florida. The Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge filed by two pari-mutuel companies. The order, as is typical, did not explain the justices’ reasons, […]
Both sides spar over immigration law injunction
Attorneys for the state squared off this week with lawyers for immigrants and an advocacy group after an unusual twist in a challenge to a Florida law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration. The lawsuit, filed in July by The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. and individual plaintiffs, centers on part of a 2023 […]
Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities. The 5-4 decision means the government will cover millions in overhead costs that two tribes faced when they took over running their […]
Judge sides with NC tourism businesses that coastal county can’t start school Aug. 13
A judge is blocking a popular North Carolina tourism area from defying the state’s school calendar law. The Carteret County school board had adopted a calendar for the 2024-25 school year that starts classes Aug. 13 — two weeks earlier than allowed under state law. On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge William D. Wolfe issued an […]
Qatar says current Gaza ceasefire proposal is closer in positions of both sides
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) -Qatar said on Tuesday it delivered an Israeli proposal to Hamas that reflected the positions stated by U.S. President Joe Biden, adding that the paper was now much closer to the positions of both sides. Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, also stressed that there should be a […]