Federal Appeals Court Puts Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ Act to Sleep as Speech Violation March 5, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida’s so-called “stop woke act,” championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, violates businesses’ and employees’ First Amendment free speech rights, a...
Nvidia’s $70M Florida Supercomputer Hobbled by DeSantis Law February 27, 2024 By Michael Smith (Bloomberg) — When Chris Malachowsky, a billionaire founder of chip giant Nvidia Corp., bankrolled one of the world’s biggest supercomputers...
Florida Settles Lawsuit, Must Provide Denied COVID Data on Deaths, Vaccines October 11, 2023 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state...
Senator Says DeSantis’ Veto of Flood, Other Projects is Political Retaliation June 21, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed flood-control and other measures in central and west Florida and at least one Republican...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Seeking to Stabilize Insurance Market December 19, 2022 By Brendan Farrington Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping property insurance bill on Friday. How much and when it will work to...
Florida ‘Anti-Riot’ Law Challenged in Court Hearing September 1, 2021 By Curt Anderson A new Florida law designed to deter violent public demonstrations is instead unconstitutionally chilling free speech and legitimate rights to...
Florida Appeals Ruling Allowing Norwegian Cruise Line to Demand Vaccine Documentation August 10, 2021 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday the state will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Norwegian Cruise Line...
Norwegian Cruise Line Goes to Court to Block Florida’s Vaccine Passport Ban August 6, 2021 By Tom Hals Norwegian Cruise Line heads to federal court on Friday in a battle that pits the company’s plan for returning to...
Florida Governor Cites ‘Unintended Consequences’ in Veto of Auto Insurance Bill June 30, 2021 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed a measure intended to replace auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) coverage with bodily...
Florida Legislature Sends No-Fault Auto Insurance Repeal Bill to Governor June 29, 2021 By Ezra Amacher The Florida legislature has sent an auto insurance measure (Senate Bill 54) to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who must now decide...