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![The law prevents discrimination based on “sex” and the new rule that was set to take effect Friday would apply that to include discrimination based on gender identity. The law prevents discrimination based on “sex” and the new rule that was set to take effect Friday would apply that to include discrimination based on gender identity.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_shutterstock_1922793134_1038939805_1038922540.jpg?w=132)
Judge blocks new federal gender ID rule from taking effect in Florida
The law prevents discrimination based on “sex” and the new rule that was set to take effect Friday would apply that to include discrimination based on gender identity.
![Property insurers buy reinsurance and catastrophe bonds to hedge against risks. Being able to offload a portion of risk is vital for insurers when big storms hit. Property insurers buy reinsurance and catastrophe bonds to hedge against risks. Being able to offload a portion of risk is vital for insurers when big storms hit.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_ct-1548959493-fcrbvi_2_1_7P4SK6LV_L185378611.jpg?w=132)
Property insurers see improvements in Florida’s market for reinsurance
Property insurers buy reinsurance and catastrophe bonds to hedge against risks. Being able to offload a portion of risk is vital for insurers when big storms hit.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in April that prevents local governments from requiring heat-exposure protections for workers. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in April that prevents local governments from requiring heat-exposure protections for workers.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HeatConstruction.jpg?w=140)
Hot topic: Florida barred heat protection for workers, now Feds are stepping in
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in April that prevents local governments from requiring heat-exposure protections for workers.
![Florida justices rule protesters not threatened by law targeting violent demonstrations Florida justices rule protesters not threatened by law targeting violent demonstrations](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_879977258-1_2_1_LT56J9NP_L196949983.jpg?w=140)
Florida justices rule protesters not threatened by law targeting violent demonstrations
TALLAHASSEE — Rejecting arguments that the law is ambiguous, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the...
![Across all personal lines of insurance — a category that includes policies for homeowners, condominium-unit owners, renters and mobile homes — the average increase would be 14 percent. Across all personal lines of insurance — a category that includes policies for homeowners, condominium-unit owners, renters and mobile homes — the average increase would be 14 percent.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_ct-1548959493-fcrbvi_2_1_7P4SK6LV_L185378611.jpg?w=132)
Citizens board backs double-digit insurance rate increases in 2025
Across all personal lines of insurance — a category that includes policies for homeowners, condominium-unit owners, renters and mobile homes — the average increase would be 14 percent.
![An appeals court has kept on hold a ruling that would require a revamped “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights and refused to fast-track the issue to the Florida Supreme Court. An appeals court has kept on hold a ruling that would require a revamped “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights and refused to fast-track the issue to the Florida Supreme Court.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7MTTTTY5IZAKRAFCC2MMCOUYEQ.jpg?w=140)
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Florida abortion ‘financial impact statement’ ruling remains on hold
An appeals court has kept on hold a ruling that would require a revamped “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about...
![With the U.S. Supreme Court nearing its annual recess, justices are expected to rule in cases about social-media platforms and guns that could have major implications for Florida. With the U.S. Supreme Court nearing its annual recess, justices are expected to rule in cases about social-media platforms and guns that could have major implications for Florida.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PYV2V2E5UVGDLHARRKK6QVJU4U.jpg?w=117)
Gun, social media laws in Florida could be impacted by pending US Supreme Court rulings
With the U.S. Supreme Court nearing its annual recess, justices are expected to rule in cases about social-media platforms and guns that could have major implications for Florida.
![The law required mayors and other elected municipal officials, such as members of city councils, to file annual reports detailing issues such as their net worths, incomes and assets. The law required mayors and other elected municipal officials, such as members of city councils, to file annual reports detailing issues such as their net worths, incomes and assets.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TNY-L-gavel-01.jpg?w=140)
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Federal judge blocks state’s financial disclosure law for elected municipal officials
The law required mayors and other elected municipal officials, such as members of city councils, to file annual reports detailing issues such as their net worths, incomes and assets.
![The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a University of Florida graduate student could pursue getting a refund for services not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020. The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a University of Florida graduate student could pursue getting a refund for services not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/12/20/YEOLHBPMNRHZPEA4B7JVJQ6TMU.jpg?w=135)
Florida Supreme Court considers COVID shutdown case at UF campus
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a University of Florida graduate student could pursue getting a refund for services not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020.
![Gov. Ron DeSantis has reinstated a suspended Sumter County commissioner whose conviction on a perjury charge was overturned by an appeals court last year. Gov. Ron DeSantis has reinstated a suspended Sumter County commissioner whose conviction on a perjury charge was overturned by an appeals court last year.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_879977258-1_2_1_LT56J9NP_L196949983.jpg?w=140)
DeSantis reinstates Sumter commissioner after perjury conviction overturned
Gov. Ron DeSantis has reinstated a suspended Sumter County commissioner whose conviction on a perjury charge was overturned by an appeals court last year.