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Judges clear way for redistricting case

November 18, 2022

Congressman Al Lawson lost his bid for reelection after being forced to run in a redrawn district.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida As Florida Republicans added four U.S. House seats in last Tuesday’s elections, a panel of federal judges refused to toss out a lawsuit

Court sides with minor in parental consent case

November 18, 2022

A panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned a Hillsborough County circuit judge’s order, denying a request to waive a state law that allows minors get parental consent before having abortions. By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A divided state appeals court has cleared the way for a

Communities Need Primary Care to Thrive

November 16, 2022

Elana SchraderAnthony Speights By Dr. Elana Schrader, SVP Health Care Services and President, GuideWell Health, and Dr. Anthony C. Speights Senior Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and Director for the Bridge to Clinical Medicine Master’s Program, Florida State College of Medicine The pandemic changed many things in medicine, like

Elections officials grapple with misinformation, myths

November 4, 2022

Mark Earley By Dara KamNews Service of Florida First came a contagion of disbelief in election results. Then, a surge of public-records requests seeking details such as voting-system security processes. Now, fears of being arrested for voting. Elections supervisors in Florida have grappled with these and other issues as they

Five big voter registration facts to know

November 4, 2022

Republicans have made substantial gains in voter registration statewide.Special to the Outlook By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Slightly more than 14.5 million voters are registered to cast ballots in the Nov. 8 election, according to a newly posted “book closing” report on the state Division of Elections website. Here

Lawmaker challenges DeSantis on migrant flights

November 4, 2022

Sen. Jason Pizzo By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A South Florida state senator filed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial decision to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts and seeking to block similar flights in the future. Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach, filed the lawsuit in Leon

Lawmaker sues campaign manager over text messages

November 4, 2022

Rep. Jackie ToledoFred Piccolo By Dara KamNews Service of Florida State Rep. Jackie Toledo, a Tampa Republican who lost a primary bid for a congressional seat in August, has filed a lawsuit accusing campaign manager Fred Piccolo — a former spokesman for Gov. Ron DeSantis — of sending her “unwanted,

Ayala challenges Moody in ‘long-shot’ bid

October 28, 2022

Aramis Ayala By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Former Orlando-area State Attorney Aramis Ayala is making a “long-shot” bid to unseat Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody, saying a key issue is the independence of Florida’s top legal officer. But as with other contests this year for state Cabinet seats, the

State draws challenges over pot license

October 28, 2022

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Weeks after state health officials selected a Suwannee County man to receive a long-awaited medical marijuana license earmarked for a Black farmer, applicants who lost out on joining Florida’s growing cannabis industry are challenging the decision. The Florida Department of Health on Sept. 21

Dunn, Lawson divided on abortion, loan forgiveness

October 28, 2022

Congressmen Neal Dunn (left) and Al Lawson didn’t see eye to eye on any of the issues they debated.NSF photo by Ryan Dailey By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Facing off on issues such as abortion, the war in Ukraine and student-loan forgiveness, Democratic Congressman Al Lawson and Republican Congressman