TALLAHASSEE — A Florida federal judge Wednesday refused to allow conservation groups to intervene in a lawsuit to help defend a rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, after the groups expressed concerns about the Trump administration’s commitment to the protections. Read moreConservation Groups Shut Out of Whale Fight
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly two years after filing a class-action lawsuit alleging Florida did not provide adequate notices when dropping people from the Medicaid program, plaintiffs are seeking to revise the lawsuit because of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion. Read moreChange Sought in Medicaid Eligibility Fight
TALLAHASSEE — Federal officials are “overwhelmed” by the number of undocumented immigrants being locked up as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan because of a detention-bed shortage, according to a key player in Florida’s efforts to assist the White House. Read moreImmigration Enforcement Faces Detention Bed Crunch
TALLAHASSEE — A panel of federal judges is set to decide whether a Florida Senate district that stretches across Tampa Bay was racially gerrymandered and needs to be revamped.
Rep. Tiffany Esposito, R-Fort Myers, has drawn a Republican opponent as she seeks a third term in the Florida House. Read moreEsposito Draws GOP Opponent
The University of Florida Board of Trustees is looking for an interim president before it will start a renewed search for a more-permanent president, trustees Chairman Mori Hosseini said Wednesday. Read moreInterim President Sought at UF
Florida will oversee $675.9 million in federal money to help the state’s agriculture industry recover from hurricane damage in 2023 and 2024. Read moreState Gets Federal Agriculture Aid
TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday allowed an Okaloosa County couple to pursue a lawsuit over noise from a neighboring gun range, saying a 1999 state law aimed at shielding gun ranges from liability violated the couple’s constitutional rights. Read moreGun Range Noise Case Gets Go-Ahead
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ended last week with more than 780,000 policies, a slight increase from the previous week. Read moreCitizens Policy Count Inches Up
TALLAHASSEE — As they continue to fight a legal effort by environmental groups to block an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued Monday that the lawsuit was filed in the wrong federal-court district. Read moreState: 'Alcatraz' Lawsuit Filed in Wrong Venue
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took a deep dive into court precedents, state laws, popular political opinion and even one of President Donald Trump’s more eyebrow-raising executive orders and came up with a novel way of looking at the controversy over transgender athletes competing …
The Fifty Over 50 profiled in News Service of Florida’s 2025 list began their careers in a very different Florida – a less populated, more localized and vastly less developed Sunshine State. Their efforts as attorneys, lobbyists, and health and business leaders have collectively helped grow …
