By The News Service of Florida A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from war-torn Haiti in 2024. TAD Recovery Services, LLC, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the federal Northern District of […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — About 100 undocumented immigrants have been deported from an airstrip adjoining the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and “the cadence” of outgoing flights is increasing, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. Speaking to reporters outside the detention complex in the Everglades, DeSantis and other state officials […]
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. […]