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.
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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ABOUT US. The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and ...
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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BY: Mitch Perry - November 14, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Northwest Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz to become attorney general is generating intense opposition, but it’s not just from Democrats in Washington. Shortly after news broke Wednesday afternoon that Trump had nominated him, Gaetz stepped down from his seat ...
Report card: The highest and lowest performing school districts in ...
Jul 24, 2024 · Grading by county shows Lafayette, St. Johns, Nassau, Walton, and Sarasota rounding out the highest scoring counties, with Lafayette scoring 73% in the aforementioned categories.. Twenty-two counties received "A" grades, including Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Broward. The grading scale changed from the previous year to incorporate learning gains on state assessments in the ...
Big pay hikes for state workers in state budget, but what about ...
Mar 11, 2022 · The Florida House and Senate finalized its state budget for 2022-23, including 5.38 percent pay increases for state workers and a minimum wage of $15 an hour for state employees and school support staffers in school districts across the state. But what about pay increases for state employees at Florida’s public universities and community colleges? […]
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Nov 7, 2024 · Florida man wins election, will ensure Florida loses on environment. BY: Craig Pittman - November 14, 2024. Since we became a state in 1845, Florida-based candidates have repeatedly run for president but repeatedly lost. Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Jeb Bush — each one struck out, despite their qualifications for the top job.