TALLAHASSEE --- One of the more-contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 billion budget for next fiscal year and prepared to send it to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Read moreLawmakers Pass $115.1B Budget, End Session
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 --- 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
Sen. Debbie Mayfield and House members Brian Hodgers and Nathan Boyles were formally sworn into office Monday evening after winning special elections last week.
Rep. Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds, D-West Palm Beach, has drawn a Democratic challenger as he seeks re-election in 2026. Read moreEdmonds Draws Primary Challenge
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday in a post on the social-media platform X that he awarded nearly $10 million to workforce training programs at five state colleges. Read moreColleges Get Workforce Money
Florida citrus growers got a little positive news Thursday. Read moreCitrus Forecast Ticks Up
A Broward County judge is disputing that she violated a code of judicial conduct after a probe into issues including her reliance on a fake recording of Florida Supreme Court justices as she campaigned for the bench last year. Read moreJudge Pushes Back in Disciplinary Case
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 …
