Tallahassee – A company that operates eight Florida hospitals filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, calling it a “necessary measure to allow the company to continue to provide necessary care to its patients in their communities without disruption.”

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a controversial bill designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places, continuing to say he doesn’t want Florida to become like places such as San Francisco.

Tallahassee- With business groups long saying the tax should be scrapped, state lawmakers could look at further reducing a tax on commercial leases.

Tallahassee – Cargo and cruise traffic hit record highs last year at Florida seaports, which took advantage of global supply-chain issues and a desire by people to travel as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions waned, according to an industry report released Wednesday.

Tallahassee – With enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program continuing to plummet, a federal judge Tuesday dismissed an initial attempt to require the state to at least temporarily reinstate coverage to many beneficiaries and to change the process for dropping people.