Wire ServicesJanuary 4, 2021
2min270
The revised lawsuit makes contends that DEO and Deloitte were negligent.
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Wire ServicesJanuary 4, 2021
Renzo DowneyAugust 24, 2020
9min728
Ordering schools reopen "essentially ignored the requirement of school safety."
Guest AuthorJuly 25, 2020
7min473
I think common sense demands that we keep digital records of our votes.
Wire ServicesJuly 1, 2020
3min535
Beverly McCallum's law license was briefly suspended, ending her chances of running for office.
Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2019
6min1833
The NRA accusing her of “self-important arrogance” in a memo to supporters Friday.
Jim RosicaJuly 3, 2018
5min1531
An appellate court delivered the equivalent of a judicial smackdown Tuesday following its decision last month to reinstate a delay on the effect of a lower court’s ruling that medical marijuana can be smoked in Florida. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA) issued a 5-page order calling Circuit Judge Karen Gievers‘ ruling to allow patients […]
Drew WilsonNovember 22, 2017
3min410
The Florida Democratic Party has filed a motion seeking to force earlier elections for the South Florida legislative seats recently resigned by Lake Worth Democrat Jeff Clemens and Coral Gables Democrat Daisy Baez. The motion, filed in Leon County circuit court, requests an injunction to set the election dates for both seats earlier so new […]
Michael MolineDecember 1, 2016
7min642
A state appeals court allowed a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance premiums to take effect on schedule Thursday, amid legal scrambling over whether the hike was illegal. The 1st District Court of Appeal acted even before a trial judge could decide on a request to delay her ruling last week invalidating the increase under […]
Julie DelegalApril 28, 2016
10min247
Florida’s approach to improving public education is getting serious scrutiny on several fronts. Now is the time to take a good look at whether the changes we’ve endured — mass privatization, real-dollar funding decreases, high-stakes testing, and loss of local school board authority — gets us closer to carrying out our constitutional duty to our […]
Florence SnyderApril 1, 2016
4min221
There’s a dreary predictability to the cycle of corporate child abuse funded by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). It matters not whether the governor is a Democrat or a Republican. DJJ’s patience with well-connected private contractors is limitless, no matter who’s in office. The evidence is succinctly summarized by The Palm Beach Post’s Pat Beall […]