Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
Jim Saunders is the Executive Editor of The News Service Of Florida.
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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.
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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.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his long-running criticism of the federal government and major medical organizations about issues such as COVID vaccinations.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined proposed legislation that would "protect consumers and increase accountability" of pharmacy benefit managers.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.