TALLAHASSEE — Convicted killer Thomas Gudinas is “severely mentally ill” and putting him to death by lethal injection would violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, his attorneys argued this week as they try to convince the Florida Supreme Court to halt his scheduled J… Read moreMental Illness Argued in Gudinas Execution
A reported 17,377 abortions had been performed in Florida this year as of June 2, a 45.8 percent decrease from a comparable period in 2024, according to state data. Read moreAbortions Down 45.8 Percent
Gov. Ron DeSantis will lead a delegation to France next week on a trip that will include a stop at the International Paris Air Show. Read moreDeSantis, Delegation Going to France
TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to pay raises for state employees, with bigger boosts going to law enforcement officers and firefighters, as talks continued Tuesday on a state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
The Republican Party of Florida continues adding to its voter-registration advantage. Read moreGOP Registration Edge at 1.31M
The state university system’s Board of Governors is scheduled next week to consider approving the selections of Jeanette Nunez as president of Florida International University, Marva Johnson as president of Florida A&M University and Manny Diaz Jr. as interim president of the University … Read moreBoard Tees Up New University Presidents
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced the state has awarded an additional $3.5 million to help Point Blank Enterprises expand in Wakulla County. Read moreState Grant Aids Wakulla Project
TALLAHASSEE — Arguing the case "presents issues of utmost importance for religious liberty in this country," a Tampa Christian school wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a years-long battle about whether the school should have been barred from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker… Read moreSchool Urges Justices to Rule on Pre-Game Prayer
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. entered hurricane season with nearly 820,000 policies, with the count increasing slightly last week. Read moreCitizens Policy Count Inches Up
TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Tuesday put on hold a lawsuit that Florida filed against the federal government, after the Trump administration reversed course on a controversial 2023 state law that placed restrictions on public-employee unions. Read moreFeds Reverse Course on Florida Unions Law
Pondering David Jolly’s just-announced campaign for governor, Floridians find themselves thinking, “Have I seen this before?”
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 …
