Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis and his office are now being sued by a government accountability group for failing to produce specific documents related to the state flying nearly 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., last month. It’s the latest court action that has resulted since the state …
Read More »Trump Turns to SCOTUS Over Mar-a-Lago Docs, But ‘It Won’t Stop DOJ’
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday escalated the battle over classified documents seized by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents from his Florida residence to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ex-president’s new filing asks the high court to ensure that over 100 classified documents—among various materials seized by agents …
Read More »Biden: Rebuilding Southwest Florida Is ‘going to take a hell of a long time.’
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix President Joe Biden traveled to Fort Myers Wednesday afternoon, promising to use all of the power of the federal government to rebuild the Southwest region of Florida following the devastating effects of Hurricane Ian. The Category 4 storm made landfall six days ago, resulting in at …
Read More »President Biden, First Lady, Scheduled To Travel To FL On Wednesday Following Aftermath Of Ian
Diane Rado, Florida Phoenix President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled to travel to Florida on Wednesday, as the death toll for Hurricane Ian continues to rise. Hundreds of thousands of residents still have no power and the state faces the monumental task of fixing the damage …
Read More »Biden To Battered Florida: ‘We’re Going To Do Everything We Can For You’
Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix President Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday afternoon, focusing on uniting the country as Florida begins to survey the damage left by a Category 4 hurricane, while states further up the coast prepare for the impact from Hurricane Ian. “As you all know, the situation in …
Read More »President Biden Approves Florida Disaster Declaration
President Biden declared Florida a major disaster area Thursday morning, ordering federal aid to supplement local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Ian, which hit Florida as a Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon. The declaration will allow federal aid to go to Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, …
Read More »Recovery From Ian Could Take Days, Weeks, With Full Extent Unknown
Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix As Hurricane Ian makes its entrance on the Southwest coastline, Florida utility companies have already documented hundreds of thousands of homes without power due to the impact of the intense Category 4 storm. And some worry that efforts to get families back online could take …
Read More »Three Venezuelan Migrants Flown From Texas To Massachusetts Sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Stephen Neukam, The Texas Tribune Three Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last week filed a federal class action lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida officials Tuesday after the firebrand Republican’s move to transport migrants to a Democrat-controlled state sparked national controversy and a …
Read More »FL House Dems Urge GOP Leaders To Block Using Taxpayer Funds For Transporting Migrants
Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix Florida Democrats in the state House on Monday questioned the legality of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent move that transported about 50 asylum seekers from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard and urged GOP leaders to stop using “inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars” for the operation that has sparked …
Read More »‘Authoritarian’: Politicians, Advocates React To FL’s Transport Of Migrants To Mass.
Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis took his bows Thursday for airlifting some 50 asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts the day before. The move triggered a furious response from Florida Democrats, immigrant advocacy groups, and members of Florida’s Hispanic community, some of whom saw the move …
Read More »Florida Sues Feds Over Slow Response To DeSantis’ Drug Plan; Biden Already Has OK’d Cheaper Drug Prices
Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix After Congress and President Joe Biden approved a massive spending bill to allow Medicare to negotiate cheaper drug prices with pharmaceutical companies starting in 2026, Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over delays in the state’s own plan to import cheaper medicine from …
Read More »Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ Hit With Injunction, Lawsuit
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Stop WOKE Act suffered a two-punch blow Thursday as a federal judge blocked parts of the controversial law and a coalition of civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against what they are calling “racially motivated censorship.” U.S. District Judge …
Read More »Florida Court Refuses To Grant Teenager Permission To Secure An Abortion
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix A Florida appellate court has refused to allow a 16-year-old pregnant girl who was 10 weeks pregnant to obtain an abortion without the permission of her parents or guardian. The 3-1 ruling affirms a decision by Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz, who decided that the …
Read More »Judge Temporarily Blocks Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban
by Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix A state trial judge said Thursday that he will block Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban, concluding it violates the privacy clause voters placed in the Florida Constitution in 1980. “I’m finding that the statute … is unconstitutional in that it violates the privacy provision of …
Read More »Former Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Indicted On Federal Charges
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Demetric Gillum, who narrowly lost his 2018 gubernatorial race against Ron DeSantis. Gillum, 42, was named along with Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53. The Indictment alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Gillum and Lettman-Hicks conspired to commit wire …
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