“... I’m going to work with the legislative leaders, who are going to come in after the election, to make sure that we’re all in agreement,” DeSantis said.
A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election.
Alexander, who represents Gadsden County and part of Leon County, became embroiled in controversy this week after a report by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper detailed allegations made by a former Florida A&M University employee.
Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith said he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday to keep the maps from taking effect in November’s election.
The Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Wednesday to replace the current policy of allowing individual schools to decide whether or not transgender students can play on the team of their choosing.
"I can’t tell you if it will be next week, six months, but I can tell you that before I am done as governor we will have a signature" on constitutional carry, the governor said.
“Our goal during the special session is to pass a new congressional map that will both earn the governor’s signature and withstand legal scrutiny, if challenged,” the joint memo from the House and Senate leaders said.
The governor issued a proclamation that said a swimmer from Sarasota is the nation’s best “female” in the 500-meter freestyle after she finished second last week to a transgender athlete at the NCAA championship.
The House voted 67-47 to approve an unusual plan that includes a “primary” map and a “backup” map, which would be used if courts reject the primary version.
Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier has officially filed paperwork to run for mayor of Tallahassee, according to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections Campaign Finance Reporting website.
The House and Senate have considered maps that largely left Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson’s district intact, but DeSantis is pushing a map that would make his district lean Republican.
The issue centers on what is now Congressional District 5, which stretches about 200 miles from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee and was designed to help elect a minority candidate. It is held by Democrat Al Lawson, who is Black.
Wednesday’s legislative session drew its largest crowd yet as lawmakers discussed new legislation to reduce the time for legal abortions from 24 weeks to 15 weeks.
Monday began what’s expected to be a two week long trial over recent changes to election laws passed by state lawmakers in 2021. Key issues to be challenged are drop boxes, vote by mail ballots and who can return by mail ballots.
Senate Democrats say it’s important to pass federal legislation to ensure each person’s right to vote. Republican senators say bills have been passed to extend voting rights and the power of changing voting laws should remain at the state level.
The First District Court of Appeal agreed to hear a case brought by parents against the state’s school mask mandate ban on an expedited basis Thursday.
After hours of public comment, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a resolution supporting access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion.
Jones, a former employee with the Florida Department of Health, was fired for insubordination in 2020 in her own scandal over the state's covid case numbers.
During Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, Commissioners got status reports on affordable and workforce housing and the Community Resilience Plan. They also voted to name part of Cascades Park after a local historian.
The Jefferson County Clerk Of Courts and Comptroller Kirk Reams are facing scrutiny after it was discovered that Reams wrote a $5,000 check from his office to the Jefferson County Republican Party.
The Seminole Tribe has been pushing back in the courts against lawsuits challenging the tribe’s new compact with the state and now it’s using the air waves to fight against citizen initiatives seeking to expand gaming beyond tribal lands.
In a letter Friday afternoon, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran told Leon County Schools it is still not in compliance with state law, despite the addition of a parental opt-out option on masks.
“It impacts me so deeply, because I know the effects of gun violence,” Council Chairman Rudolph Ferguson said. “I’ve had to bury friends due to gun violence. I’ve had to eulogize friends, children who have been gunned down.”
