Florida News (Page 220)

(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody welcomed new police officers to the state after they relocated from Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York. “Florida is the most pro-law enforcement state in the nation because we back our blue,” Moody said. “We’ve been spreading theContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Republicans are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a 40-year-old legal doctrine that gave more power to federal regulators. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to X to show his support of overturning the doctrine known as “Chevron Deference,” which came from a 1984Continue Reading

(The Center Square) – A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s ban on new exports of liquified natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement countries. Judge James Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Energy’s partial LNGContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a ruling but unanimously vacated the judgments of and remanded a set of cases regarding social media moderation and algorithms back to federal appellate courts. The court also ordered lower courts to more closely examine the laws’ application beyondContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – As more people continue to relocate to Florida, the legislature took action to protect them and Floridians from moving scams. Florida’s new law requires moving companies to register with the state, provide clear contracts and avoid misleading advertising. It also increases penalties for moving companies thatContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $12 million in new infrastructure and workforce training grants for the Panhandle at a news conference in Pensacola on Monday. DeSantis said one reason for the boost in infrastructure funding is to keep up with the growing number ofContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – New migration data from the Internal Revenue Service shows Florida added 245,334 residents in 2022, the most among states. The total inflow, not adjusted against those leaving the state, was 466,210 in 2022 as 277,527 tax filers with a combined adjusted gross income of $26.6 billionContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – After President Joe Biden’s performance at the first 2024 presidential debate last week, prompting many Democrats to call for him to step aside, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the debate was the unofficial end of Biden’s campaign. DeSantis echoed a similar sentiment as U.S. Sen. TedContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – A multi-agency operation led by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s office has crippled another fentanyl trafficking ring, this time in Lakeland, Florida. It comes on the heels of another successful drug bust Judd announced in April after investigators disrupted a Mexican drug trafficking organization operating inContinue Reading