TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court Friday kept on hold a new Florida law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state, rejecting arguments by Attorney General James Uthmeier that enforcement should at least temporarily be allowed. Read moreState Immigration Law Remains Blocked
House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Thursday the House in 2026 will again consider a proposal intended to clear the way for some people to pursue medical-malpractice lawsuits over the deaths of family members. Read moreMalpractice Bill to Come Back in 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez after he was charged with racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering in a probe of illegal gambling operations. Read moreOsceola Sheriff Suspended After Charges
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida lawmakers Thursday started moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that supporters say would bulk up financial reserves to help the state weather potential problems such as economic recessions.
TALLAHASSEE --- State university system leaders appeared to even stun themselves this week as Santa Ono’s selection to become president of the University of Florida went down in flames. Read moreWeekly Roundup: Ono Not OK
TALLAHASSEE — As the Florida Supreme Court ponders a similar case, a circuit judge last week backed the University of South Florida in a dispute about whether students should receive fee refunds because services were not available during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020. Read moreUSF Backed in Campus Shutdown Fight
Florida saw a drop in first-time unemployment claims during the Memorial-Day shortened week. Read moreJobless Claims Dip in Holiday Week
TALLAHASSEE — As the Florida Supreme Court ponders a similar case, a circuit judge last week backed the University of South Florida in a dispute about whether students should receive fee refunds because services were not available during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020. Read moreUSF Backed in Campus Shutdown Fight
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
The average price of gasoline in Florida essentially held steady over the past week, but the AAA auto club pointed to “upward pressure.” Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $3.07 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, down a penny from a week earlier. “Tensions in Russia and the Middl… Read moreFlorida Gas Prices Hold Steady
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 …
