TALLAHASSEE --- A proposal designed to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Senate. Read moreState Parks Bill Teed Up in Senate
More than 750 Florida resident deaths have been linked this year to COVID-19, though the pace of deaths is significantly slower than during the past five years, according to data posted on the Florida Department of Health website. Read moreCOVID-19 Deaths Top 750
TALLAHASSEE — Seeking to “restore confidence” in its mission, directors of an embattled foundation affiliated with First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope Florida welfare-assistance program on Thursday agreed to strengthen the nonprofit’s structure amid widening scrutiny by the Florida House. Read moreHope Florida Foundation OKs Changes Amid Scrutiny
TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Ben Albritton, a citrus grower from Hardee County, has made what he calls the “rural renaissance” plan a priority of the 2025 legislative session.
TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Ben Albritton, a citrus grower from Hardee County, has made what he calls the “rural renaissance” plan a priority of the 2025 legislative session. Read more'Rural Renaissance' Broken Up in House
TALLAHASSEE --- Former Rep. Joel Rudman became the third appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to resign this month from a Northwest Florida college or university board of trustees while awaiting Senate confirmation. Read moreRudman Exits Board Amid Confirmation Troubles
TALLAHASSEE — More than a decade after a woman was shot in the forehead during a fight in the parking lot of a St. Lucie County lodge, a federal appeals court Friday cleared the way for a “bad-faith” lawsuit against one of the lodge’s insurers. Read moreInsurer Faces ‘Bad Faith’ Case in Shooting
The number of policies in the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has dropped to the lowest total since 2022, as efforts continue to move customers into the private market. Read moreCitizens Policy Count Drops
The House Commerce Committee on Tuesday passed a wide-ranging transportation bill that includes raising the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on interstates and other “limited access” highways, as the full Senate is slated to take up the issue Wednesday. Read moreHigher Speed Limits Continue Moving
Everyone agrees on some unwritten rules for managing a political scandal, but when things go wrong, even the most adroit politicians seem to think those hard-learned lessons don’t apply to themselves.
The Fifty Over 50 profiled in News Service of Florida’s 2025 list began their careers in a very different Florida – a less populated, more localized and vastly less developed Sunshine State. Their efforts as attorneys, lobbyists, and health and business leaders have collectively helped grow …
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