Romy Ellenbogen

3 weeks ago | flcourier.com | Romy Ellenbogen

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida appeals court took an unusual legal step when it last month struck down as unconstitutional a law allowing minors to get abortions without parental consent. Florida youth have for decades been able to petition a judge for permission to have an abortion without their parents’ knowledge. This May, a pregnant 17-year-old initiated one of those cases. When a lower court judge denied her the waiver for an abortion, she appealed.

3 weeks ago | elnuevoherald.com | Romy Ellenbogen

Más de dos años después de su despliegue en medio de una grave crisis de personal, la Guardia Nacional dejará las cárceles de Florida a partir de este mes. En 2022, el gobernador Ron DeSantis anunció un plan para utilizar la Guardia Nacional para ayudar a las prisiones estatales con escasez de personal, que carecían de más de 5000 agentes penitenciarios. Para cubrir esta escasez, el Departamento de Correccionales desembolsaba millones de dólares en pago de horas extras.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Romy Ellenbogen

By Romy Ellenbogen - Tampa Bay Times (TNS) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A federal judge on Wednesday largely denied a request from petition groups to block parts of a Florida law that changes how citizen-led amendments make it to the ballot. In passing the law earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the bill's Republican sponsors said the petition process needed reform because it is riddled with fraud. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Romy Ellenbogen

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More than two years after being deployed amid a major staffing crisis, the National Guard is set to leave Florida prisons after this month. Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 announced a plan to use the National Guard to help the understaffed state prisons, which were short more than 5,000 correctional officers. To fill the gap, the Department of Corrections was shelling out millions of dollars in overtime pay. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Romy Ellenbogen

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday largely denied a request from petition groups to block parts of a Florida law that changes how citizen-led amendments make it to the ballot. In passing the law earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the bill’s Republican sponsors said the petition process needed reform because it is riddled with fraud. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.