TALLAHASSEE — A group of Democratic state lawmakers who were denied entry to a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades asked the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to force Gov. Ron DeSantis “to provide immediate, unannounced access” to the remote facility, dubbed “Alligato… Read moreDemocrats Sue Over Access to Detention Center
A political committee seeking to pass a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage raised nearly $1.65 million from April 1 through June 30, by far the most money it has collected since being formed in 2018. Read moreMedicaid Expansion Effort Tops $1.6M
TALLAHASSEE — Controversy continued to churn this week over an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders. Read moreWeekly Roundup: Court Showdown over Swamp Lockdown
State lawmakers and members of Congress will be able to visit a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades on Saturday, after some Democratic legislators last week were denied access to inspect the facility.
TALLAHASSEE --- Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with university systems from five other states. Read moreUniversities Accreditation Plan Gets Go-Ahead
TALLAHASSEE --- Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with university systems from five other states. Read moreUniversities Accreditation Plan Gets Go-Ahead
Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida’s citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read moreCitrus Production Lowest in Century
TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for convicted killer Michael Bell have filed a last-ditch appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court to try to prevent Bell’s scheduled execution Tuesday in the 1993 murders of two people outside a Jacksonville bar. Read moreBell Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Execution
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ended last week with 779,008 policies, up from 778,262 policies a week earlier, according to data posted on its website. Read moreCitizens Policy Count at 779K
TALLAHASSEE — Environmental groups Friday gave formal notice that they could sue federal and state agencies over alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act at an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Read moreEnvironmental Groups Add Detention Center Allegations
It seems that every president has his place in history defined by one or two issues, or major events, that take on an aura all their own — an importance or symbolism far beyond the particular details of a political issue or social change.
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 …
