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Stories by News Service of Florida

Stories by News Service of Florida

August 22, 2025
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quickly appealed a federal judge’s ruling Thursday, Aug. 21, that sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe and required winding down operations at a controversial immigrant-detention facility in the Everglades.
August 20, 2025
Tallahassee – U.S. travelers continue to bolster Florida’s tourism industry, while the state hopes to make up for a decline in Canadian visitors by drawing people from other countries.
August 19, 2025
Tallahassee – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected last-ditch appeals filed by attorneys for convicted killer Kayle Bates, setting the stage for him to be executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison.
August 15, 2025
Tallahassee – Amid legal wrangling over a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state plans to use a shuttered prison in North Florida to boost detention of people targeted for deportation.
August 13, 2025
Havana – Despite pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved holding a 23-day bear hunt in December that could lead to 187 bears being killed.
August 11, 2025
Tallahassee – State regulators Aug. 11 paused a closely watched case about increasing Florida Power & Light’s base electric rates after the utility and numerous parties announced Friday they had reached a “settlement in principle.”
August 7, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said August 7 he is setting up a select committee to look into redrawing congressional districts, as Republicans seek to keep control of Congress in 2026.
August 6, 2025
Tallahassee – Saying the case has “significant implications for home construction and the economy,” home builders and the septic-system industry this week backed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in its appeal of a federal judge’s decision that required additional steps to protect manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon.
August 5, 2025
Tallahassee – Pointing to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has renewed a request that would allow at least temporary enforcement of a law aimed at preventing children from going to drag shows.
August 4, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida senators on August 1 filed 14 bills that seek tens of millions of dollars for injuries or deaths tied to alleged negligence by government agencies, including a proposal that seeks $28 million for a child who was stabbed repeatedly by her mother.
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