Jim Saunders

The Legislature will hold a post-election organization session on Nov. 19, when incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez and incoming Senate President Ben Albritton will formally begin their new roles.

Rep. Daniel Perez, R-Miami, was formally designated Monday to become the next House speaker.

The judge ruled that Floridians Protecting Freedom, the committee that supported the failed effort to get Amendment 4 passed, could not show “irreparable harm.”

TALLAHASSEE — After Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended him as Hillsborough County state attorney in August 2022, Andrew Warren launched a federal court fight to try to get his job back.

Pointing to a potentially broader impact, a divided appeals court Wednesday overturned a racketeering conviction against a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy who planted drugs in vehicles during traffic stops.

Warren, a Democrat, ran in last week’s election against Suzy Lopez, a Republican who was appointed by DeSantis to serve as state attorney after Warren's suspension. Lopez received nearly 53% of the vote to win a full term.

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a potentially broader impact, a divided appeals court Wednesday overturned a racketeering conviction against a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy who planted drugs in vehicles during traffic stops.

Justices unanimously upheld decisions that the Florida Public Service Commission made in 2022 to approve what are known as “storm-protection plans” for Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Co. and Florida Public Utilities Co.

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TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the civil rights of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.