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Jim Rosica

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Jim Rosica
Jim Rosica is editor-in-chief of City & State Florida. He previously was news director of the Tallahassee Democrat and Tallahassee.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida Capital Bureau coordinator. He's also been senior editor for the Florida Politics website, statehouse reporter for The Tampa Tribune, and covered three legislative sessions in Florida for The Associated Press. Rosica graduated from law school in 2009 after spending nearly a decade covering courts for the Democrat, including reporting on the 2000 presidential recount.

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Disney wants federal judge to stay on case against state of Florida

'Judges are not prohibited from referring accurately to widely-reported news events,' lawyers said.

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DeSantis 'has quite an announcement to make,' Twitter's Elon Musk says

'My preference ... is really to have someone fairly normal' in the White House, Musk added in a Tuesday interview.

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Firing after COVID-19 vaccination refusal isn't grounds for discrimination, judge says

An administrative law judge filed a recommended order. The Florida Commission on Human Relations has the final say.  

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State wants judge off Disney case

Mark Walker’s remarks 'could reasonably imply that (he) has prejudged the retaliation question here,' the motion said.

Policy

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Diary of Anne Frank makes Florida education commissioner's 'recommended' list

Manny Diaz Jr. recommended the book – formally known as 'The Diary of a Young Girl' – for grades 6-8.

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Fight over New College of Florida records heading to court

'The public is entitled to know what records exist that might shed additional light' on recent changes at the college, a government watchdog says.

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Department of Health pursues 'docs vs. Glocks' rule

A prohibition against asking patients about firearms – which Ladapo wants to extend to medical physicists (yes, that's right) – comes from a longstanding legislative and legal battle.

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Florida transgender kids ask court to suspend ban on medical treatment

They’re challenging rules recently adopted by the Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine.

Politics

Politics

Former state Rep. Jackie Toledo drops lawsuit against Fred Piccolo

Piccolo, a former state representative, had been Toledo's campaign manager during her failed run for Congress last year.

Policy

Policy

The latest Florida bar exam results are in

Scores have been falling in recent years. How well did February’s test takers do?

Personality

Personality

After taking a break, Simone Marstiller is returning to the Gunster law firm

The former Agency for Health Care Administration secretary starts Monday as a government affairs consultant.

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Florida defense bar warned of deluge of lawsuits before tort reform took effect

Attorneys said “over 70,000 lawsuits were filed” in the state’s electronic filing system from March 18 through this week.