“Out of an abundance of caution, the facilities will remain on lockdown until further notice," the agency said Thursday. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Most of Georgia’s state prisons are on lockdown Thursday morning due to a security threat, according…
State ethics officials dismissed an ethics complaint against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, finding no probable cause that he violated state ethics laws in a case involving a former sheriff's office consultant and allegations of unreported gifts and misuse of…
This year’s race for Chief Financial Officer pits an unelected incumbent Republican against a Democrat whose elected experience has been on pause for the better part of this decade. Appointed incumbent Blaise Ingoglia and former state Sen. Annette Taddeo are…
Updated on: April 8, 2026 / 10:47 PM EDT / CBS/News Service of Florida There won't be a special session to work on the budget next week, legislative leaders announced Wednesday. House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, sent separate…
MIAMI, FL – September 1, 2026 – Florida workers considering a workplace discrimination claim face new procedural deadlines following the passage of House Bill 1407, a reform that changes how and when... Miami Employment Discrimination Attorney Jason D. Berkowitz Explains Florida House Bill 1407 and New…
Florida will no longer allow students without legal residency in the U.S. to attend public universities in the state. The Florida Board of Governors voted to ban students from being admitted to public universities if they are in the U.S. unlawfully. The…
Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, state Rep. Angie Nixon, is accusing Republican Sen. Ashley Moody of stealing from sick children. “Ashley Moody is a lying, cheating, thieving, scamming person who basically took $10 million from sick kids for the Medicaid program,…
The Black Chronicle (The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the First District Court of Appeal delivered a “judicial smackdown” by ordering the leaked grand jury report expunged that accused his administration of misappropriating $10 million. […] DeSantis praises order to…
A Florida appellate judge on Thursday urged a state disciplinary commission chairman to overrule an investigative panel's objections to providing communications between lawyers and newspaper reporters in connection to allegations that she attempted to influence a lower court proceeding, saying…
SANDERSON, Fla. — Civil rights advocates are investigating what they call abusive conditions inside a state-run immigration detention facility, telling me they've received a surge of complaints after the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz" closed over the summer. "It's…
Governor Ron DeSantis: his agenda in his final year, hurricanes and emergencies, his fights with the legislature, his appointments and Casey DeSantis.
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