FPL proposes rate increases
February 28, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida Power & Light on Feb. 28 filed a proposal that would lead to higher electric bills for customers over the next four years, with the utility pointing to issues such as growth and…
State could allow Apalachicola oyster harvesting
February 27, 2025
Tallahassee – State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after…
Wildlife officials weigh possible bear hunt
February 26, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida wildlife officials will hold a series of online meetings in March and April about the possibility of a return to bear hunting in the state.
Sheriffs gear up to aid immigration enforcement
February 25, 2025
Tallahassee – All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announc…
10 legislative issues to watch
February 24, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session:
Ports eye improvements to aid supply chains
February 21, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida port leaders continue to point to supply-chain problems in recent years as they push lawmakers to increase transportation infrastructure funding.
Senate unveils ‘rural renaissance’ plan
February 20, 2025
Tallahassee – Senate President Ben Albritton calls it the “fight for a rural renaissance in Florida.”
And Feb. 19, the Senate released a 129-page bill that would take steps to try to bolster hea…
House eyes lawsuit limits
February 19, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida House members Feb. 19 began moving forward with a proposal that would raise limits on payments by state agencies, local governments, school districts and public hospitals in law…
‘Welcome mat’ rolling out for Trump library
February 18, 2025
Tallahassee – A proposal that would block local government oversight of the construction and management of an anticipated presidential library in Florida for President Donald Trump cleared its first…
Uthmeier takes reins as Attorney General
February 17, 2025
Tallahassee – With Gov. Ron DeSantis describing him as a “bulldog,” James Uthmeier was elevated Monday to become Florida attorney general after serving as the governor’s chief of staff.