Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

State Rep. Kevin Steele, R-Dade City, announced a 2026 campaign for Florida chief financial officer. This creates a Republican primary fight with incumbent CFO Blaise Ingoglia.

A Leon County judge says the Legislature in 2023 gave authority for Citizens, which was created as the state’s insurer of last resort, to resolve disputes through arbitration.

The lawsuit focused on people being unable to use areas of the beach that they own, rather than on beaches being closed to the general public.

After a nine-year legal battle, the high court let stand an appeals court ruling in favor of the FHSAA, which denied Cambridge Christian's request to use a football stadium loudspeaker for prayer.

Bear hunting has long been controversial in Florida, with the last hunt held in 2015. The commission on Aug. 13 approved this year’s hunt, which is scheduled from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28.

A House panel Wednesday approved a proposal that would increase limits on payments by government agencies when people get injured because of the agencies’ negligence.

The case has focused heavily on part of the law that prevents people “domiciled” in China from purchasing property in Florida, with some exceptions.

State attorneys disputed legal representation arguments made by Bryan Frederick Jennings' lawyers aimed at stopping his scheduled execution.

In most cases, Florida requires people to graduate from accredited law schools to be eligible to take the bar exam to practice law. The American Bar Association has served as the accreditor for decades.

Monday’s petition said a past ruling has “indefinitely” put on hold all pending Citizens arbitration cases. It said 390 Citizens policyholders are awaiting resolution of disputes.