TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate leaders brought the gavel down on the 105-day legislative session before midnight on Monday, celebrating with the traditional hanky drop signaling a wrap to their work. Read moreWeekly Roundup: 'Long and Winding Road' in the Rearview
TALLAHASSEE — In a major victory for Republican leaders in states such as Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that bars doctors from providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors to treat gender dysphoria. Read moreSupreme Court OK's Trans Treatment Bans
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida would hold a sales-tax “holiday” each August for back-to-school items, while sales taxes would be eliminated on commercial leases and such things as hurricane supplies and sunscreen, under a tax package that House and Senate leaders released Friday evening. Read moreTax Package Aids Back-to-School Shoppers, Businesses
After lawmakers late Monday passed a $115.1 billion state budget for next fiscal year, Florida TaxWatch raised questions over about $1 billion in the spending plan.
TALLAHASSEE — Out-of-state students attending Florida universities could see a 10 percent increase in tuition this fall and an additional hike the following school year, under a rule unanimously adopted by the state university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday. Read moreOut-of-State Students Could Face Tuition Hikes
TALLAHASSEE --- Pointing to a need to avoid a disadvantage in recruiting athletes, Florida university-system leaders Wednesday made up to $22.5 million available for each state university to share revenues with athletes. Read moreMoney OK’d for Athlete Revenue Sharing
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in May, after inching up earlier in the year. Read moreFlorida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.7 Percent
TALLAHASSEE — Raising questions about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “unbridled discretion in determining who shall die and when,” an attorney for Thomas Gudinas has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the convicted killer’s scheduled execution Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Read moreGudinas Execution Goes to U.S. Supreme Court
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. last week continued to see slight increases in its policy count. Read moreCitizens Policy Count Tops 820K
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday denied a permit to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River, upholding recommendations of an administrative law judge and giving a victory to environmentalists and Northwest Florida residents who rallied against the … Read moreOil Drilling Permit Rejected
In almost every gangster movie, some tough guys will gang up on a little shopkeeper and mutter something like, “Yeah, this is a real nice little shop you got here — be a real shame if something happens to it, if you know what I’m getting at …”
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 …
