Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was against initial efforts to get minimum wage to $15 an hour in Florida, now claims the state is an example of free enterprise.
After more than two weeks of trial, jurors on Monday found former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles guilty of most of his charges in a “ghost candidate” scheme.
Attorneys for the businesses that challenged the state law filed a motion seeking $749,642 in fees and $41,144 in additional costs related to the lengthy legal battle. The state faces an Oct. 28 deadline to respond to the request.…
The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — led to starvation. The most deaths, 358, were in Brevard County, which includes a large part of the Indian River Lagoon.…