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Andrew PowellFebruary 7, 2025

Terminally ill Floridians could be given additional options to end their lives after a new measure was filed Friday. The bill (HB 471) was filed by Boynton Beach Democrat Rep. Joe Casello and would be titled the “Florida End-of-Life Option Act” which would give terminally ill patients autonomy over their end-of-life choices. It emphasizes the […]

Gray RohrerFebruary 15, 2023

'Changes to (property taxes) just don’t land the same in every county.'

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2017

House Bill 471, filed in the Florida House on Tuesday, would expand the rights of lienholders in foreclosure actions. Jacksonville Republican Rep. Jay Fant, a banker and lawyer by trade, filed legislation that would allow documents from bankruptcy cases to be used as evidence in foreclosure actions. Fant’s bill would create a new section of Florida Statute: […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, shares a laugh with Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, as he enters the House Chamber to give the State of the State address on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

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