Government and politics

The Florida Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay in an execution scheduled for next month but ordered oral arguments to hear about the potential impact of a seminal U.S. Supreme Court decision this week striking down the state's death penalty sentencing structure.

Senate Bill 68, which would allow concealed carry of weapons on university campuses, could require the University of Florida to spend up to $500,000 to adapt to the regulations.

The Empowerment Center Advisory Board is reviewing plans to improve medical care at Grace Marketplace and Divinity Village. The board discussed adding more paramedics and creating a medical clinic for Grace Marketplace.

Florida's law practitioners are wondering how to approach cases that might deal with the death penalty after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday. The ruling stated that Florida's current capital punishment law is unconstitutional.

Attorneys for Michael Lambrix, a convicted killer sentenced to be executed by lethal injection next month, requested a new sentencing hearing after the Supreme Court ruled Florida's death penalty unconstitutional on Tuesday.

Gov. Rick Scott discussed tax cuts and successful Florida businesses, including a million-dollar lacrosse equipment company started two years ago by now 15-year-old Rachel Zietz of Boca Raton.

The pool has required repeated repairs since a $500,000 renovation in 2008.

In light of recent terrorists attacks in the U.S. and abroad, many Muslim-Americans are living under a shroud of fear. The animosity thrust upon any and all practicing Islam can be daunting. For one Muslim student, the constant anxiety is exhausting.