TALLAHASSEE --- With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session. Here are 10 laws that took effect Tuesday, the start the 2025-2026 fiscal year: Read more10 New Florida Laws
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have increased state requirements for nursing-education programs. Read moreDeSantis Vetoes Nursing Education Bill
TALLAHASSEE — As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project. Read moreGroups Say State, Feds Partners in Detention Center
A political committee led by Rep. Jennifer Canady, a Lakeland Republican who is in line to become House speaker in 2028, raised $158,500 in late June, according to a newly filed finance report.
State Rep. Toby Overdorf, a Palm City Republican who will leave the House late next year because of term limits, plans to run for the Senate in 2028. Read moreOverdorf Plans Senate Bid
The state university system’s Board of Governors next week could move forward with a plan to create an accrediting organization for universities in Florida and other states. Read moreUniversity Accreditation Plan Teed Up
Florida’s general-revenue tax collections beat expectations in May, with economists saying part of the gain was tied to people buying goods in anticipation of the effects of tariffs. Read moreFlorida Revenue Tops Projection
TALLAHASSEE — As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project. Read moreGroups Say State, Feds Partners in Detention Center
After a steep drop the previous week, the number of policies in the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. increased slightly last week. Read moreCitizens Policy Count Inches Up
Average gasoline prices in Florida jumped 13 cents over the past week, with prices continuing to bounce around $3 a gallon. Read moreFlorida Average Gas Prices Top $3
It seems that every president has his place in history defined by one or two issues, or major events, that take on an aura all their own — an importance or symbolism far beyond the particular details of a political issue or social change.
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 …
