OCALA --- Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade. Read moreFlorida Bear Hunt Planned in December
With supporters saying the measure will help improve health-care access in rural areas, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that will allow the Florida Farm Bureau to offer largely unregulated health coverage to farmers. Read moreHealth Plans for Farmers OK’d
The Legislature on Friday formally sent bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prevent elementary and middle school students from using cell phones during the entire school day and create a new third-degree felony offense of animal cruelty for people who restrain dogs outside during natural d…
The University of Florida Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday and likely approve Santa Ono as the school’s new president. Read moreUF Trustees Expected to OK Ono
Amid an extended legislative session to pass a state budget, the Florida Citrus Commission is planning to delay the rollout and approval of a spending plan for next fiscal year. Read moreCitrus Budget in Holding Pattern
Ray Treadwell, a former chief deputy general counsel for Gov. Ron DeSantis, was appointed Friday by DeSantis to serve as a judge on the 1st District Court of Appeal. Read moreTreadwell Tapped for Appeals Court
Pointing to electricity needed to power artificial intelligence, a group representing developers of data centers has requested approval to intervene in a regulatory case about Florida Power & Light’s proposal to increase base electric rates. Read moreData Center Developers Eye FPL Rate Case
After a public outcry last year about a Department of Environmental Protection proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill designed to prevent construction of golf courses, resort-style lodges and sports facilities in state parks. Read moreDeSantis Signs State Parks Bill
Politicians will reflexively support the parties that brought them to power, sometimes even taking politically painful positions out of loyalty to a leader or just to support their team, but professional integrity and duty to the country must sometimes outweigh even the most deeply held pers…
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 …
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