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Judge rules that restrictions on after-hour drop boxes don't keep Floridians from voting

Feb. 13, 2024 12:02 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restrictions on after-hour drop boxes may make it inconvenient to return ballots outside business hours, but they don't keep Floridians from voting, a federal judge has ruled. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker previously had ruled that restrictions in...

Capital City Bank: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 23, 2024 07:26 AM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $11.7 million. The bank, based in Tallahassee, Florida, said it had earnings of 70 cents per share. The bank holding company posted...

Floridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail

Jan. 22, 2024 20:21 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he'd be a much more moderate leader than anticipated: He corrected a decades-old racial injustice, took the side of medical marijuana supporters over GOP leaders and hired...

Wayfair and Macy's are cutting thousands of jobs as retail layoffs deepen

Jan. 19, 2024 11:44 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail layoffs are hitting especially hard this week. Online furniture seller Wayfair is cutting about 1,650 jobs, or 13% of its global workforce. Macy’s is laying off about 3.5% of its total headcount, which amounts to roughly 2,350 employees, and the iconic...

Disney hopes prosecutor's free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor

Jan. 16, 2024 13:09 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor's First Amendment case against Gov. Ron DeSantis helps its own free speech lawsuit against the governor. A decision last week by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

Today in History: January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. is born

Jan. 15, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today in History: Today is Monday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2024. There are 351 days left in the year. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. ...

Court sends case of prosecutor suspended by DeSantis back to trial judge over First Amendment issues

Jan. 10, 2024 16:40 PM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. A...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

Jan. 03, 2024 07:17 AM EST

South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 28, 2023. Editorial: Stopping ruinous court merger plan is the right verdict A ruinous plan to reconfigure court systems across the state of Florida is officially dead — and that’s worth celebrating. Collapsing...