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Read More »Ruling Could Take Wind Out Of Florida DUI Fight
A U.S. Supreme Court decision might short-circuit a battle about the constitutionality of a Florida law that leads to criminal charges for some drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breath tests. The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 1 to hear arguments in a Volusia County case challenging the law. But Attorney General Pam Bondi's office filed a motion Monday contending that the arguments should be called off because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month in a Minnesota case.
Read More »State Pushes To Release Investor Names in Pot Dispute
Lawyers for the Florida Department of Health have given a Jacksonville nursery until Monday to take action on an attempt to keep secret a list of investors affiliated with a bid to become one of a handful of medical marijuana operations in the state. The move came after wrangling between …
Read More »Florida’s Budget, New Laws Begin July 1
Starting Friday, clergy who don't want to marry same-sex couples will have state backing for their beliefs, high school students will have more choice over where they play sports or study, and local governments won't be able to regulate the use of Styrofoam containers. Those are among the 159 new laws that will go into effect in Florida on July 1. The laws range from the latest record-setting state budget to a public records exemption for taped, mixed-martial arts bouts.
Read More »South Florida Man Says He Didn’t Kill FSU Professor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of the two men accused of killing a Florida State University professor is pleading not guilty to the charges. Sigfredo Garcia appeared in a Leon County court on Friday as his attorney sought his release on bail until trial. A grand jury last week indicted …
Read More »Gainesville Community Leaders React To Mass Shooting; Blood Banks At Full Capacity
Gainesville community leaders respond to the mass shooting in Orlando. Blood banks are asking for people to make appointments to donate.
Read More »‘Ganjapreneurs’ Are Still Challenging Florida’s New Pot Law
The existing statute protects five medical marijuana nurseries.
Read More »Florida Officially Legalizes ‘Shacking Up’ Of Unmarried Men, Women
Gov. Rick Scott signed 20 bills into law Wednesday, including a long-discussed repeal of the state's rarely enforced ban on unmarried men and women living together.
Read More »Gainesville’s San Felasco Nurseries Will Also Be Licensed To Dispense Medical Marijuana
The nursery has 75 days to request cultivation authorization.
Read More »Scott Signs Bills For ‘Rape Kit’ Testing, Needle Exchange
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signed nine bills, including a high-profile measure requiring local law-enforcement agencies to submit "rape kits" to be tested. Until Wednesday, Florida had not required law-enforcement agencies to submit rape kits for testing
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