By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s chief financial officer, gaining more control over the state Cabinet and potentially setting up a proxy battle in 2026 with President Donald Trump. DeSantis called Ingoglia, a Spring Hill Republican whose social media […]
Orange County (Orlando area) has gone to the Florida Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled last month that the industry group Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association can seek attorney fees from the county after a battle about a rent-control measure. Orange County filed a notice last week that is a first step […]
By The News Service of Florida The Republican Party of Florida’s registration edge over the state Democratic Party increased by about 6,000 voters in June, according to newly posted data on the state Division of Elections website. The data showed the GOP had 5,509,500 “active” registered voters as of June 30, while the Democratic Party […]
By The News Service of Florida The Florida Supreme Court on Monday sent to a lower court a case filed by Democratic state lawmakers after they were denied entry to a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Rep. Michelle Rayner, D-St. Petersburg, Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, Rep.Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, Sen. Carlos Guillermo […]
By The News Service of Florida Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida’s citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The final total for orange production increased slightly from a June estimate. But orange […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida had an estimated 6,035 first-time unemployment claims during the Fourth of July week, the lowest number since 5,698 claims were recorded during the holiday-shortened Memorial Day week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report issued Thursday. The estimated 6,035 claims during the week that ended July 5 […]
By The News Service of Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds raked in more than $10 million during the year’s second quarter through a political committee and his campaign account, according to newly filed finance reports. The Friends of Byron Donalds PAC raised about $8.9 million from April 1 through June 30, bringing its overall […]
By The News Service of Florida State lawmakers and members of Congress will be able to visit a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades on Saturday, after some Democratic legislators last week were denied access to inspect the facility. The Florida Division of Emergency Management on Wednesday sent an email inviting “congressional and state legislators” […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier that would have at least temporarily allowed enforcement of a new state law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state. Uthmeier last month asked the Supreme Court for a stay […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Trump administration Monday argued a federal appeals court should overturn a district judge’s ruling that blocked a new Florida law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a 33-page brief backing the state’s appeal of a preliminary injunction […]