Pot Petition Headed To Supervisors In Florida
One hundred thousand petitions supporting the legalization of medical marijuana were sent to county elections supervisors in Florida.
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One hundred thousand petitions supporting the legalization of medical marijuana were sent to county elections supervisors in Florida.
Business, government and civic leaders gathered on Watson Island Wednesday and some of the talk was of Cuba. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez focused not so much on newly raised flags in Washington - as he did our beaches. They have eroded terribly, and Gimenez is pushng a $40 million sand re-nourishment plan to keep Cuba's luscious beaches from eroding our tourist base.
In a type of case it said has become increasingly common, a South Florida appeals court Wednesday rejected a legal-dependency request for a Guatemalan teen who entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to visit the Mexico-Texas border on Thursday.
A commission formed by Gov. Rick Scott to delve into health-care funding issues will meet Thursday in Miami and hear a presentation from Jackson Health System President and CEO Carlos Migoya and insurance officials.
A Christian group is urging Governor Rick Scott and Republican legislative leaders to pass a measure that it says would help protect the tax-exempt status of churches that refuse to perform same-sex marriages.
A Miami lawyer is leading the charge to open Florida's primaries. Gene Stearns, a member of a bi-partisan activist group, said the change is needed because data suggests more and more voters in the state are choosing no party affiliation.
The Florida Legislature and a coalition have agreed to a schedule for a Leon County judge to determine whether lawmakers' second attempt to draw a map complies with the state Constitution.
Florida's influential donors are already showing their support, nine months away from the state's presidential primary.
A state appeals court Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a controversial change in Florida's medical-malpractice laws, ruling in part that some privacy rights are "waived" when people pursue malpractice lawsuits.
In a case stemming from a rental-car driver running a red light in 2012, the city of Fort Lauderdale urged the Florida Supreme Court this week to overturn a ruling that found part of a red-light camera law unconstitutional.
At least two years in the making, proposed pari-mutuel regulations continue to leave industry operators divided, with some saying the rules don't go far enough and others complaining that the plan will put them out of business.
Former Gov. Charlie Crist appears likely to run for a Pinellas County congressional seat in 2016, two years after losing a comeback bid for the governor's mansion.
Starting Monday, if you have to pay a traffic ticket, file a lawsuit or just check on court records you can expect to wait longer and have fewer hours in the day to accomplish your work.
A nearly two-week special session is going to be held in August so that the Florida Legislature can draw up new congressional districts.
