Christine Jordan SextonMarch 15, 2023
6min0
The push to increase the sovereign immunity caps comes as the Legislature fast-tracks bills to limit lawsuits against insurers and businesses.
Tag: SB 604A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 15, 2023
Gray RohrerFebruary 9, 2023
4min0
'Our sovereign immunity scheme shields wrongdoers while making it harder for victims to receive justice.'
Haley BrownMarch 15, 2021
3min2053
Patients are going to the ER for dental work, racking up bills in the process.
Drew WilsonFebruary 18, 20214min1288
The bill would allow dental therapists to get licensed and work in Florida.
Staff ReportsFebruary 15, 2021
4min760
About one in six caregivers say dental care was the most unmet challenge amid the pandemic.
Joe ClementsMay 1, 2015
6min263
Last week’s passage of SB 604, or “Florida’s SOPA” or “SOPA Light” as some are calling the “anti-piracy” legislation pushed by the recording industry, embodies a truth about America’s massive tech industry. When it comes to state politics, America’s largest technology companies are aloof and arrogant. The concept behind CS/SB 604 is so harmful […]
William MarchApril 20, 2015
7min194
Some Florida lawmakers want to impose state-level regulations on the free-wheeling online world, and are drawing opposition from some of the nation’s biggest Internet companies including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and eBay. The conflict is over two proposed laws. One would affect who controls a person’s email and social media accounts and the secrets they may […]