TALLAHASSEE --- House and Senate budget leaders Monday rushed to finalize a new state spending plan, while Gov. Ron DeSantis continued calling for giving property-tax rebates. Read moreHouse, Senate Continue Hammering Out Budget
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 — House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to pay raises for state employees, with bigger boosts going to law enforcement and firefighters, as talks continued Tuesday on a state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Read moreBudget Chiefs See Progress on State Spending Plan
TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to pay raises for state employees, with bigger boosts going to law enforcement and firefighters, as talks continued Tuesday on a state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Republicans Nathan Boyles and Brian Hodgers on Tuesday won special elections for state House seats in Northwest Florida and Brevard County. Read moreBoyles, Hodgers Heading to House
TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to pay raises for state employees, with bigger boosts going to law enforcement and firefighters, as talks continued Tuesday on a state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Read moreBudget Chiefs See Progress on State Spending Plan
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
RAIFORD — More than three decades after he and another escaped prisoner kidnapped a woman outside a Lake City supermarket and murdered her in a rural area, Anthony Wainwright was executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison. Read moreWainwright Executed in 1994 Kidnapping, Murder
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
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending nearly $118 million to conserve about 76,000 acres of land in North Florida. Read moreNorth Florida Land Deals Approved
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 …
