Jim Saunders

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease and alleged the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy. Justices upheld a decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the lawsuit filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire-department lieutenant who retired in 2018 at age 47 because of the effects of the disease.

1 week ago | newsserviceflorida.com | Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — Raising questions about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “unbridled discretion in determining who shall die and when,” an attorney for Thomas Gudinas has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the convicted killer’s scheduled execution Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Attorney Ali Shakoor on Wednesday filed a petition and a request for a stay of execution, in part arguing that the state should turn over records that would explain DeSantis’ decision last month to sign a death warrant for Gudinas.

1 week ago | newsserviceflorida.com | Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease and alleged the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy. Justices upheld a decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the lawsuit filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire-department lieutenant who retired in 2018 at age 47 because of the effects of the disease.

1 week ago | newsserviceflorida.com | Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Monday night passed a measure that could help expand charter schools known as “schools of hope,” as Republicans continue trying to boost school choice and Democrats warn about harm to traditional public schools. The schools of hope proposal appeared to die before the scheduled May 2 end of this year’s legislative session, but it resurfaced as part of a bill linked to a new state budget.

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge’s order that requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, rejected the department’s request for a stay of an order issued last month by U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza.