Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

A dozen applicants are vying for a potentially lucrative license earmarked for a Black farmer who participated in decades-old litigation over discrimination in lending practices by the federal government.

Hammer, 83, successfully shepherded a host of measures that helped to earn Florida the “Gunshine State” moniker.

The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission on Saturday completed interviews of 17 applicants before submitting the list of finalists for DeSantis to consider.

It allows authorities to take guns from people found to pose a “significant danger” to themselves or others. Critics say it gives the government too much power and doesn’t do enough to safeguard due-process rights.

The decision will almost certainly keep in place for this year’s elections the controversial 2021 law that created additional hurdles for voters to cast ballots by mail.

It follows a ruling last year that the law violated the First Amendment.

The governor signed two Disney-related measures passed during a special session on congressional redistricting, prompting credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings to place a “rating watch negative” on about $1 billion in outstanding debt.

Activists are set to rally outside the Capitol to oppose the plan, which some Black Democrats are calling a “racist tactic.”

The settlements left Walgreens as the sole defendant in a lawsuit that targeted businesses involved in all aspects of the opioid industry. A Pasco County judge is scheduled to begin jury selection next week.

The state says Joseph Dorn did not conduct a physical exam of two patients and employed a "trick or scheme." The judge recommends dismissing the complaint.