Lawmakers File 15 Bills for January Session

On Friday, lawmakers filed another 15 bills to be considered during the upcoming 60-day Florida 2026 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 13. 

The latest bills deal with a variety of issues, including non-nursing parity, insurance regulations, and presidential elections. See the full list here.

House Bill 221, dubbed the On-the-Job Workforce Training Act, would make changes to the minimum wage standards in Florida to allow an employee to opt out of receiving the state’s minimum wage by signing a waiver.

House Bill 223 would remove restrictions on naturopathic medicinal practices in the state, instead requiring practitioners to be licensed in Florida under a new Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

Florida Sues California and Washington

Florida has filed a complaint with the U.S. Supreme Court against the states of California and Washington, saying that damage has been caused as a result of their failure to comply with federal safety and immigration status requirements.

Attorney General James Uthmeier filed the federal lawsuit over the states’ “sanctuary” polices after the arrest of a truck driver from California who is accused of killing three people on a Florida turnpike in St. Lucie County.

“Here in Florida, we can do everything right. We can enforce the law. We can combat illegal immigration. But we still suffer when Gavin Newsom and liberals on the West Coast allows these illegals in, encourage them and enable them. And then cross the country and take lives,” Uthmeier said.

The complaint asks the Supreme Court to declare the actions of California and Washington an “actionable public nuisance” and to issue injunctions against the two states from continuing to issue licenses to people in the country illegally.

Pregnant Inmate Found Guilty of Murder

Daisy Link, a 30-year-old Miami-Dade County inmate whose case gained global attention after she became pregnant while in jail, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of her boyfriend, Pedro Jimenez.

Jurors deliberated for less than two hours following closing arguments. Prosecutors stated that Link fired at Jimenez while he was attempting to flee and that she misled authorities by claiming she found him injured in an alleyway.

Link made headlines in 2024 after she claimed she got pregnant with no physical contact through a scheme involving another inmate, in hopes it would lead to her freedom.

Investigators said Link and inmate Joan Depaz used a lapse in the jail’s security to pass semen through an air vent using plastic wrap and string. The incident led to significant security changes at Miami-Dade jails.

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➤ Statewide: Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said his office returned a record-breaking $58 million to residents in September as part of the Florida Treasure Hunt program. (More)

➤ Osceola County: The sheriff’s office is searching for a man accused of attempting to abduct a woman who mistook him for an Uber driver. (See Video)

➤ Fort Myers: The runway at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) has reopened, after delays were caused by an Eastern Airways charter flight that went off the runway on Saturday. (More)

➤ Miami Beach: The city recognized running legend Robert “Raven” Kraft by renaming part of 3rd Street in his honor. The 75-year-old has run the same stretch of South Beach every day for the past fifty years. (See Video)

➤ Palm Beach County: Actor Mark Wahlberg purchased a $30 million mansion last week in Stone Creek Ranch in West Delray Beach. The seven-bedroom, twelve-bathroom home is called Palazzo di Lago. (More)

➤ Fort Lauderdale: Chef Marco Casula will try to set the Guinness World Record at Cafe del Mar on Oct. 24 for the largest number of tiramisu variations ever created. (More)

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➤ Florida head coach Billy Napier was fired Sunday following the team’s 3-4 start to the season. (More)

➤ Tua Tagovailoa threw three interceptions in the Dolphins’ crushing loss to the Browns in a rain-soaked finish Sunday, falling 31-6. (See Box Score)

➤ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to win their third straight on the road tonight against the Detroit Lions. (See Game Preview)

➤ The University of Miami dropped to No. 9, while USF moved up to No. 18 in the latest AP Top 25 college football rankings released Sunday. (More)

➤ Lionel Messi’s hat trick earned him the Golden Boot in Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville on Saturday night. (More)

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➤ The 801-room Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel will not open next month as planned, due to unspecified delays. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Broward County Convention Center piece of the $1.3 billion project is scheduled for today. (More)

➤ Orlando International Airport (MCO) has planned a new aircraft aviation park to attract 100,000 annual visitors as one piece of an ambitious strategy for Orlando’s aviation hubs. (More)

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➤ President Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack’s 3rd Congressional District re-election bid. He praised the Gainesville Republican in a Truth Social post. (See Post)

➤ Taffer’s Tavern celebrated its grand opening week at Pointe Orlando. The restaurant is owned by reality star Jon Taffer of TV’s Bar Rescue. (See Video)

➤ A Seminole County estate, complete with a helipad and 10-car garage, is on the market for $8.25 million. (See Listing)

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2. Some: 21%
3. Don’t Christmas shop: 20%
4. Already done: 17%
5. Is it Dec. 24th already?: 16%

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