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DeSantis vetoes attempt to end 'free kill' medical malpractice law

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have repealed a decades-old medical malpractice law, often called the “free kill” law, which limits certain families from suing doctors or hospitals for non-economic damages in wrongful death cases.
DeSantis signs bill lifting firearm sale restrictions during emergencies

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that removes automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during certain local states of emergency, including threats of violence or public disorder. What it does: HB 6025, carried by Rep. Monique Miller and Sen. Blaise Ingoglia in the Senate, repeals a law that bans the sale or carrying of firearms and ammunition during a local state of emergency due to a riot or public disorder.
Kevin Carrico tapped as Jacksonville Council President, Nick Howland to serve as VP

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville City Council officially selected Kevin Carrico to be the next council president and Nick Howland to be the next council vice president. The election meeting was held on Tuesday. Carrico, a Republican and the current vice president, is replacing Council President Randy White. Howland, also a Republican, will take Carrico’s current seat. Councilman Matt Carlucci was the only member to vote against Carrico out of 18 members, with Councilman Michael Boylan absent.
DeSantis signs laws targeting animal cruelty, pet abandonment, following dog 'Trooper' from Milton

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law designed to strengthen protections for animals, particularly dogs, by increasing penalties for aggravated cruelty and prohibiting the abandonment of restrained pets during natural disasters. What it does: SB150, brought by Sen. Don Gaetz and Rep. Phillip Griffitts in the House, creates a new offense of animal abandonment for abandoning a restrained dog outside during a natural disaster and makes it a third degree felony.
New Florida law expands autism support, education programs

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill aimed at expanding support and resources for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities in Florida. The measure, SB 112, carried by Sen. Gayle Harrell and Rep. Randy Maggard in the House, seeks to improve early intervention, school readiness, educational opportunities, and workforce training specifically related to autism.
DeSantis signs legislation recognizing gold and silver as legal tender in Florida

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday making Florida the first large state to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, a move he described as protecting Floridians against the declining value of the U.S. dollar. “We’ve seen a lot of problems with the D.C. swamp, this is our ability to give you the financial freedom to be able to protect yourself against the declining value of the dollar,” the governor said. The legislation, brought by Reps.
RFK Jr. announces COVID vaccine no longer recommended for healthy children, pregnant women

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women has been removed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule. Kennedy made the announcement Tuesday with Director of the National Institute of Health Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary.
Trump orders trans athlete not allowed to compete in California finals, threatens federal funds

1 week ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that California’s continued allowance of transgender women to compete in women’s sports could jeopardize federal funding. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited a recent instance where a “transitioned male athlete” won a major event and qualified for the state finals next weekend.
DeSantis signs death warrant for man convicted in 1994 Michelle McGrath murder

2 weeks ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Thomas Lee Gudinas, who was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of Michelle McGrath in Orlando. The execution is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, at 6 p.m.According to a letter from the governor’s office to Florida State Prison Warden David Allen, Gudinas was convicted of first-degree murder, two counts of sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, and attempted burglary with an assault. The murder occurred on May 23, 1994.
DeSantis signs bill increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement

2 weeks ago | flvoicenews.com | Michelle Vecerina

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed legislation that will increase penalties for those who flee or attempt to elude law enforcement, especially for repeat offenders. What it does: HB 113increases the minimum penalties for fleeing and eluding law enforcement and imposes harsher punishment for repeat offenders by reclassifying these offenses on the state’s Criminal Punishment Code’s severity chart.