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
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis described as a “mistake” part of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that for a decade could prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence. Read moreBackroom Briefing: Keeping Eye on AI
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.
TALLAHASSEE --- A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again. Read moreRodman Dam Debate Re-Emerges
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees on Thursday unanimously approved a compensation package for incoming Interim President Manny Díaz Jr., who has served as state education commissioner since 2022. Díaz will earn an annual salary of $643,000 when he takes over at UWF on July 14,… Read moreDiaz Pay Package Approved
Florida citrus growers got a little positive news Thursday. But as the 2024-2025 citrus season nears an end, it remains on pace to produce the smallest harvest in over a century. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday estimated Florida will produce 12 million boxes of oranges during … Read moreCitrus Forecast Ticks Up
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute about whether a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy should have been convicted on racketeering charges related to planting drugs in vehicles during traffic stops. Read moreJustices to Hear Cop Racketeering Case
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 --- A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again. Read moreRodman Dam Debate Re-Emerges
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 …
