By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network. Efforts to bring the network back online were still […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson announced Friday he will step down after nearly seven years leading the state’s only historically Black public university and plans to return to the faculty. In a letter addressed to “FAMUly and Friends” that was posted online, Robinson did […]
By The News Service of Florida State general-revenue tax collections in May were 4.2 percent higher than expected, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The report said net general revenue during the month totaled about $4.48 billion, $182.4 million more than expected when a forecast was […]
By The News Service of Florida The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to add policies last week and topped a total of 1.215 million. Citizens had 1,215,064 policies on Friday, up from 1,211,914 policies a week earlier and 1,207,292 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on its website. Citizens, which was created […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding more nuclear power. The Florida Public Service Commission has scheduled a Sept. 5 workshop as it begins […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida A federal judge Wednesday blocked a new Biden administration health-care rule that would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender people. Tampa-based U.S. District Judge William Jung issued a 50-page decision granting a preliminary injunction to prevent the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As Florida gets ready to enter the thick of hurricane season, property insurers have seen improvements in the market for reinsurance — critical backup coverage that helps drive how much homeowners pay in premiums. Now, it’s a waiting game as forecasters expect a busy, and […]
By The News Service of Florida The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. topped 1.211 million policies last week, as it continued to add thousands of customers. Citizens had 1,211,914 policies as of Friday, up from 1,207,292 policies a week earlier and 1,202,696 policies two weeks earlier, according to information on its website. Citizens, which was […]
By The News Service of Florida The sponsor of a new Florida law designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday that upheld the constitutionality of an Oregon city’s ordinance cracking down on public camping. Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, called the Supreme Court ruling in […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed a measure aimed at regulating vacation rentals, saying the proposal would create “bureaucratic red tape” for local officials. Oversight of vacation rentals for years has been a thorny issue for the Legislature, as advertising for properties on platforms such […]