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DeSantis proposes $114.4B state budget

December 6, 2023
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pitched a $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year that includes a variety of tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and polic…

Judge set to rule on pot license fee

November 22, 2023
Tallahassee – An administrative law judge is poised to decide whether a $1.33 million license-renewal fee is too pricey for medical-marijuana operators doing business in Florida.

Weekly roundup: ‘never again’

November 13, 2023
It was heart-wrenching. As the Florida House began a special legislative session Monday, Holocaust survivor David Schaecter offered an invocation and told of being an 11-year-old boy watching his…

FPL customers to see lower storm costs

November 10, 2023
After Florida Power & Light said the tab for restoring electricity after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole was lower than expected, state regulators Thursday approved a proposal that will reduce t…

DeSantis signs bill aimed at expanding toll relief

December 21, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Dec. 15 signed Senate Bill 6A, establishing the Toll Relief Program through the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), which will provide account credits to frequ…

Above-normal hurricane season on the horizon

April 14, 2022
Researchers have put forward a second above-normal forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. Colorado State University researchers on Thursday predicted 19 named storms, with nine growin…

New Florida law aims to recruit law enforcement officers

April 6, 2022
Florida will provide $5,000 bonuses among other incentives to recruit new in-state law enforcement officers and current out-of-state officers under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on …

CDC warns against cruise ship travel

December 30, 2021
In a potentially ominous message for Florida’s cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel “regardless of vacci…

State to temporarily close three North Florida prisons

August 27, 2021
Amid continued staffing shortages, the state Department of Corrections said Friday it plans to temporarily close three North Florida prisons.

Florida jobless claims up slightly

August 26, 2021
New unemployment claims increased last week in Florida but remain similar to pre-pandemic levels.
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