Duke rate case put on hold
July 12, 2024
Tallahassee – State regulators have paused a case that could lead to Duke Energy Florida raising base electric rates, as the utility and consumer representatives try to nail down a settlement.
Two agencies grapple with cyberattacks
July 11, 2024
Tallahassee – More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and trouble…
Hurricane season forecast ratchets up
July 10, 2024
Tallahassee – A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl pounded Texas, experts at Colorado State University on Tuesday increased their storm forecast for what was already expected to be an above-average hur…
New nuclear power eyed in Florida
July 9, 2024
Tallahassee – After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding…
Report shows reduced number of abortions
July 8, 2024
Tallahassee – With a law taking effect May 1 that prevents abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a new report gives an initial picture of the reduced number of abortions being performed in Florida.
Judge blocks federal gender identity rule
July 5, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal judge Wednesday blocked a new Biden administration health-care rule that would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blocker…
Court backs school boards on ‘PIP’ payments
July 3, 2024
Tallahassee – In an issue that could wind up at the Florida Supreme Court, an appeals court Wednesday ruled that two school boards are not required to reimburse State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance…
Feds propose worker heat protections
July 2, 2024
Tallahassee – The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country, after Gov. Ron DeSantis this spring signed a controversial…
Rivera campaign finance ruling rejected
July 1, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Monday tossed out a ruling that would have led to former U.S. Rep. David Rivera getting hit with a $456,000 fine in a case involving alleged campaign-finance vio…
Buffett to be remembered on Florida roads
June 28, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that will honor the late singer Jimmy Buffett, designating Florida A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” and creating a “Margaritaville” spe…






