Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

Justices formally agreed to take up the case and issued a schedule that indicated it will be at least until late April before briefs are filed. Lawmakers have indicated they would wait until after a ruling before deciding on additional legislation.

Justices, in a 4-1 decision, turned down a motion by seven abortion clinics and a doctor for a stay of a ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that kept the law in place.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his long-running criticism of the federal government and major medical organizations about issues such as COVID vaccinations.

Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined proposed legislation that would "protect consumers and increase accountability" of pharmacy benefit managers.

The emergency declaration has been repeatedly extended, "artificially growing our population covered under Medicaid," according to letter sent to President Biden by 25 Republican governors.

Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta was appointed to preside over the panel, which will convene for a year. Grand jury members will be drawn from five judicial circuits.

One lawsuit was filed by eight Northwest Florida counties and four cities, and another by Miami-Dade and two South Florida cities. They allege that McKinsey & Company “played an integral role in creating and deepening the opioid crisis.”

An unlicensed woman fined for offering dietary advice contends that the state violated her rights but a federal district court and appeals court disagreed. The Supreme Court rejected the case.

The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came as a similar case is pending at the Florida Supreme Court. The 2nd District Court of Appeal reached a different conclusion in that case, which was filed against USF.

A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal shielded Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare from having to turn over a report to a family that alleges a child’s condition resulted from a birth injury or treatment received at the hospital.