Mike Schneider

4 days ago | chronicle-tribune.com | David Fischer |Mike Schneider

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether Florida's attorney general should be held in contempt or sanctioned for not following her order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams didn't make an immediate decision following an almost two-hour court hearing. Attorney General James Uthmeier didn't attend the court session in Miami.

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Mike Schneider

ORLANDO (AP) — Two days away from the start of hurricane season, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top emergency manager joked Friday that they didn’t want to encounter each other again until the storm season ends in late November. Forecasts suggest that’s unlikely.

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Marc Valero |Mike Schneider |John Guerra

News Christmas tradition passes from father to son, Sebring recognizes Jon Spiegel retiring from Carousel of Lights For more than 30 years the month of November was a busy time for Jon Spiegel as he transformed Circle Park in downtown Sebring into a delightful holiday destination for families throughout the community. He founded the The Sebring Christmas Carousel of Lights, which features colorful holiday decorations and lighting, a singing zoo puppet show, miniature golf and Santa Claus.

6 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | David Fischer |Mike Schneider

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether Florida’s attorney general should be held in contempt or sanctioned for not following her order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams didn’t make an immediate decision following an almost two-hour court hearing. Attorney General James Uthmeier didn’t attend the court session in Miami.

6 days ago | keysnews.com | David Fischer |Mike Schneider

MIAMI — A federal judge was considering Thursday whether Florida’s attorney general disobeyed her order prohibiting the enforcement of a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida, and whether he should be held in contempt and sanctioned. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams specified in her ruling last month that her temporary restraining order against enforcing the Florida law applied to all of the state’s local law enforcement agencies.