The Florida Supreme Court made a groundbreaking decision to order the redrawing of several congressional districts on Thursday, but not all of the Justices were onboard with the split ruling.
In a dissenting opinion, Justice Charles Canady took serious aim at the majority opinion in the case, brought all the way to the Florida Supreme Court by several left leaning coalitions including the Florida League of Women Voters.
The Florida Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Florida Legislature Thursday, overturning current congressional districts and demanding the state draw up a new map before the 2016 elections.
The justices ruled 5-2 to overturn the districts which were mapped out by the Republican-led Legislature.
Justices Charles Canady and Ricky Polston dissented.
Under a 2010 "Fair Districts" voter-approved constitutional amendment, districts are not allowed to be drawn to favor a specific political party.
The House of Representatives voted to overhaul the increasingly controversial No Child Left Behind education law Wednesday, aiming to give less control over education to the federal government and more control to state and local school districts.
As all four Florida Cabinet members carry on in their second terms, each continues to see their net worth rise steadily, according to the newest set of financial disclosures.
Good news for Florida: a new study released Tuesday shows Florida is in the top five for the nation’s healthiest states financially.
Grading state lawmakers on their performances during the regular and special legislative sessions is an annual tradition for the Florida Chamber of Commerce. On Tuesday, the chamber unveiled this year’s Legislative Report Card to show voters which lawmakers were committed to promoting a pro-jobs agenda in 2015.
Baseball fans rejoice: Florida will continue to be a spring training hotspot to 15 baseball teams for the next three decades. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott held a “ceremonial bill signing” for legislation to advance a new spring training facility in West Palm Beach which will be home to the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals.
Florida will receive over $3.25 billion in a nearly $20 billion settlement over a 2010 oil spill which devastated the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday.
A law creating a 24-hour mandatory waiting period before a woman would be allowed to get an abortion went into effect Wednesday after Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an appeal staying a circuit court judge’s block of the law.
Hardly a day went by during this year’s legislative session -- and most sessions before that -- that a well-dressed gentleman didn’t give public comment on, well, most any bill which even had the remote possibility of passing through the Legislature.
