By The News Service of Florida Florida State University on Thursday joined the University of Florida in approving plans to increase costs for out-of-state students during the upcoming academic year. The FSU Board of Trustees approved 10 percent increases in fees that are charged to out-of-state students on top of the tuition charged to all […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday allowed an Okaloosa County couple to pursue a lawsuit over noise from a neighboring gun range, saying a 1999 state law aimed at shielding gun ranges from liability violated the couple’s constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Federal officials are “overwhelmed” by the number of undocumented immigrants being locked up as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan because of a detention-bed shortage, according to a key player in Florida’s efforts to assist the White House. The capacity issue is expected […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced Tuesday that state officials will probe spending by the governments in Democratic-leaning Broward County and Gainesville. DeSantis said reviews by his Office of Policy and Budget and Ingoglia’s Department of Financial Services will focus […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida gasoline prices continue to fluctuate and averaged $3.07 a gallon for regular unleaded Monday, up 14 cents from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. AAA noted that Florida’s swings for months have shown “relative stability within a 30-cent range” in average prices. “With minimal movement […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A staunch political ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Blaise Ingoglia was sworn in Monday as Florida’s chief financial officer, vowing to focus on local-government spending and insurance companies. Ingoglia, a homebuilder from Spring Hill and a state legislator since 2014, also tried to stay away […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Talk of détente between the camps of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis took a turn this week as DeSantis tapped Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, as Florida’s chief financial officer, snubbing the state senator who garnered the president’s blessing for the post. DeSantis […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in June, while private-sector jobs were down 21,000 from May, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Commerce. The state estimated 415,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in June, up 1,000 from May. […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Supreme Court on Thursday said a potential class-action lawsuit can move forward about whether the University of Florida should be required to refund money to students for services that were not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020. Justices, in a 5-2 […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by voting-rights groups that argued part of the plan violated the state Constitution. Justices, in a 5-1 decision, said an alternative requested […]