A ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution fell short of the required 60 percent threshold. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed it.
A former attorney for the state of Florida says he resigned rather than continue sending cease-and-desist letters, which a federal judge has now called unconstitutional.
A federal judge in Florida ordered the state to stop threatening TV stations with criminal charges if they run an ad in support of an abortion rights referendum.
Tropicana Field’s roof was shorn off. A giant crane crashed into a building. But the Tampa Bay region didn’t experience the worst-case scenario from Milton.
Hurricane Milton sparked alarm and evacuations along Florida’s Gulf coast, and especially in Tampa Bay, where residents are still picking up after Helene.