News Service of Florida

A 2023 law prevented minors from beginning to receive puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria. Opponents argued, in part, that the restrictions reduced access to hormone therapy for adults.

Tampa Electric asked the commission to approve a $287.98 million increase in 2025, followed by increases of $92.37 million in 2026 and $65.47 million in 2027.

An appeals court agreed that the Hillsborough County School Board had the authority to decide when the proposal would go before voters.

In all, Trulieve had contributed about $60.39 million to the committee as of July 19, according to a state Division of Elections database.

The lawsuit, initially filed last year and revised in March, alleges that a 2023 law violates constitutional collective-bargaining rights and impairs existing union contracts.

The numbers provided by the state likely include procedures from April due to an expected lag in reporting.

The state says 4.423 million people received care through the program last month, down from 4.459 million in April. It continued decreases that began last spring with the end of a public health emergency.

Republicans have continued widening a gap that began in 2021 after the GOP overtook Democrats in registration.

A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Florida Center for Government Accountability, an open-government group.

The measure stems from a federal law that allowed the designation of rural emergency hospitals and made them eligible for Medicare payments.