TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ruling that would require a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon. Read moreState Seeks to Halt Manatees Ruling
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed a bill aimed at clearing the way for some people to pursue medical-malpractice lawsuits over the deaths of family members. Read moreDeSantis Vetoes Malpractice Bill
TALLAHASSEE --- When lawmakers begin budget conference talks Tuesday, a couple of priorities of Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, likely will already be off the table. Read more‘Rural Renaissance’ Will Have to Wait
TALLAHASSEE --- When lawmakers begin budget conference talks Tuesday, a couple of priorities of Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, likely will already be off the table.
TALLAHASSEE — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana have filed an emergency motion asking a judge to block parts of a new law imposing additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, arguing that the pro-pot measure is unlikely to ge… Read moreFight Over Ballot Initiatives Law Ratchets Up
The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees is scheduled Friday to consider approving a five-year contract for Marva Johnson, who was selected last month to become FAMU president. Read moreFAMU Trustees Weigh Johnson Contract
Buoyed by corporate income taxes, Florida’s general-revenue collections in April topped projections by $247.5 million, according to a new report posted online by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. Read moreTax Collections Top Projections
TALLAHASSEE — The company that operates Snapchat asked a federal judge this week to put on hold — or reject — a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleging violations of a 2024 state law aimed at keeping children off some social-media platforms. Read moreSnapchat Snaps Back on State Law
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ended May with 818,297 policies, up from a month earlier — but far below its policy count at a similar point the past two years, according to data posted on the Citizens website. Read moreCitizens Policies Down from Past Years
Florida motorists enter the busy summer driving season with average gasoline prices nearly 40 cents lower than a year ago. Read moreGas Prices Down from Last Year
Political pollsters probing to learn how voters feel about a candidate sometimes run surveys tossing out ideas like, “His concerns are my concerns,” or “She knows what my life is like” or, “He knows how I live.”
The Fifty Over 50 profiled in News Service of Florida’s 2025 list began their careers in a very different Florida – a less populated, more localized and vastly less developed Sunshine State. Their efforts as attorneys, lobbyists, and health and business leaders have collectively helped grow …
