State appeals judges throw a wrench into North Florida Black …
Oct 31, 2023 · Judges of a state appeals court steered arguments over the future of a sprawling Black-dominated North Florida congressional district in a whole new direction Tuesday, raising legal arguments never even uttered by any of the parties in the case. Lawyers for the state, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have argued in court filings with the ...
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
May 17, 2024 · Florida provides an exemption from property taxes for the first $25,000 of the assessed value of a homestead, meaning a building where the taxpayer lives. There’s a second exemption of $25,000 of assessed value over $50,000, except for school taxes — in other words, on values between $50,000 and $75,000.
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Appellate court rules the state can continue to enforce 15-week ...
Jul 21, 2022 · A split state appeals court has refused to reinstate a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban, meaning Florida’s 15-week abortion ban remains in effect. In a ruling handed down after 5 p.m. on Thursday, the First District Court of Appeal also rejected the state’s request to send the dispute ...
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4 days ago · BY: Mitch Perry - November 1, 2024. A group of Central Florida Democrats asked Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean Friday to add “substantial additional support” at six early voting sites in the county — including one on the campus of the University of Central Florida — to address long lines. “All of these sites have ...
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Oct 30, 2024 · Perhaps you’re wondering what’s been going on at New College of Florida. The venal idiots Ron DeSantis put in charge of that once-renowned institution have: Run off nearly 40% of the faculty; Thrown books on history, gender, and Judaism in the dumpster; Fired the librarian; Admitted a bunch of low-scoring jocks; Mowed down and dug ...
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
Jun 6, 2024 · Under the “Live Healthy” initiative Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spearheaded during this year’s legislative session, foreign-trained physicians with active licenses in the countries in which they studied will soon have a new path to practicing medicine in Florida. A committee of the Florida Board of Medicine voted on Thursday ...
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Oct 25, 2024 · BY: Christine Sexton - October 21, 2024. The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to punish a doctor who violated the state’s 24-hour rule on abortion by stripping away her medical license. The push to revoke the license is going forward even though an administrative law judge (ALJ) who looked at the physician’s actions suggested a ...
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