Jim Saunders is the Executive Editor at Herald-Tribune Media Group. He specializes in law and legal affairs, with a focus on litigation, insurance, energy, and environmental issues, while also covering general assignment news and government and politics. Jim's work has been featured in prominent outlets including USA TODAY, The Miami Herald, and The Palm Beach Post.
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By: Jim Saunders
DeSantis called the special session because he wants lawmakers to help carry out Trump’s immigration policies
By: Jim Saunders, Dara Kam
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws this week but issued a sharp rebuke Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that included overriding a budget veto from last year.
By: Jim Saunders, Dara Kam, Jim Turner
Subscribers: Resending to update with DeSantis statement. Also corrects Ingoglia party affiliation
By: Jim Saunders
Staff members of the Florida Public Service Commission recommended proposals that would add about $21 a month for Duke customers and $30 for TECO customers starting in March.
By: Jim Saunders
The storm-related costs would add $31.18 to the monthly bills of such Duke customers — though Duke said last month it expects the customers would see an actual increase of about $21 a month because of decreases in other costs. The storm-related costs would add $30.04 to the bills of Tampa Electric residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, according to the PSC staff members.
TALLAHASSEE — A more than year-long legal battle between Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference continued to ratchet up Monday, with the conference turning to the Florida Supreme Court to try to halt a lawsuit filed by FSU.
By: Dara Kam, Jim Saunders, Jim Turner
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws this week but issued a sharp rebuke Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that included overriding a budget veto from last year. The House and Senate started and quickly ended a special legislative session that DeSantis called — and then immediately opened their own special session and […]
TALLAHASSEE — Saying they are trying to help President Donald Trump crack down on illegal immigration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature late Tuesday passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants, ending in-state tuition rates for undocumented-immigrant students and creating a state “chief immigration officer.”
Email Print Copy article link Save TALLAHASSEE — Putting inmate James Ford to death for the 1997 murders of a couple in Charlotte County would be unconstitutional because of his “mental impairments,” Ford’s attorneys argued Wednesday as they try to convince the Florida Supreme Court to spare him from execution.
By: Jim Saunders
Preview this article 1 min Florida's Attorney General's office is pushing back against a climate lawsuit filed by a group of young adults.
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