Dec 10, 2021
DeSantis takes aim at federal immigration policies
Gov. Ron DeSantis focused on national politics Friday as he rolled out a series of proposals for the upcoming 2022 legislative session aimed at the border policies of President Joe Biden.
Dec 9, 2021
Motorists, shoppers could get tax breaks
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday pitched $1.156 billion in tax breaks for next fiscal year – on such things as gasoline, back-to-school items and storm supplies – as he released a $99.7 billion budget proposal.
Dec 9, 2021
DeSantis calls for increased K-12 spending
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday released a proposed education budget for next year that includes record spending for public schools but a cut in university funding.
Dec 9, 2021
DeSantis pitches $99.7 billion budget
Saying that Florida is “clicking on all cylinders,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed an election-year $99.7 billion budget that would funnel money to education, the environment and law-enforcement officers while giving motorists a temporary gas-tax break.
Dec 9, 2021
Cancer research, care could get boost
As First Lady Casey DeSantis battles breast cancer, Gov. Ron DeSantis will propose spending $100 million next year on cancer research and care, his office said Wednesday.
Dec 8, 2021
Wildlife officials, FPL take steps to aid manatees
Wildlife officials, now teaming with the state’s largest electric utility, have approved an unusual step of feeding manatees that face another winter of limited food supplies in Florida waters.
Dec 7, 2021
Citrus company says production down, prices up
The major Florida citrus company and landowner Alico, Inc. saw harvested boxes of fruit decrease during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 but got a boost from higher prices linked to consumer demand for orange juice, the company said in federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings released Tuesday.
Dec 7, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations inch up
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 increased, but those in intensive-care units remained virtually unchanged, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dec 7, 2021
FPL bills to go up because of fuel costs
State regulators Tuesday approved allowing Florida Power & Light to collect an additional $810 million from customers in 2022 amid higher-than-expected costs for natural gas that plays a key role in fueling power plants.
Dec 7, 2021
Candidates emerge for House races
Rep. Ralph Massullo, R-Lecanto, and Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, have drawn new challengers as they run for re-election in 2022, while additional candidates have emerged to try to replace Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, and Rep. Kamia Brown, D-Ocoee.