Florida Sees Drop in First Quarter Tourism
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Florida attracted slightly fewer tourists in the first quarter than during the same period…
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Supreme Court Denies State Lawsuit On Immigrant Truck Drivers
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Florida’s request to prevent California and Washington from issuing…
State Backs $50 Million As Part of Rays Stadium Deal
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida State budget negotiators agreed late Friday to set aside $50 million to pay for…
Lawmakers Complete Budget Deals, Set for Vote Friday
By Gray Rohrer, The News Service of Florida House and Senate leaders reached a final deal on the state budget late Sunday…
DOJ Charges Ex-Cuban Leader Raúl Castro With Murder, Conspiracy to Kill For 1996 Shoot-Down
By Liv Caputo, The Florida Phoenix The Trump administration has charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder and conspiracy to kill…
David Jolly Proposes an Office of Civil Rights in the Governor’s Office if Elected
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly says that if he’s elected in November, he would establish an…
Former Alabama President Bell Named Lone Finalist For UF Job
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Stuart Bell, who last summer stepped down after a decade as president of the…
AAA Expects Record Memorial Day Traffic In Florida
By The News Service of Florida Despite gas prices being at a four-year high, the auto club AAA anticipates a record 2.7…
NextEra Moves To Acquire Dominion Energy
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Juno Beach-based NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, announced Monday…
Boating Accidents Rise In Crowded Florida Waters
By The News Service of Florida Florida’s increasingly crowded waterways had 694 “reportable” boating accidents in 2025, up from 685 in 2024…
Several Florida Counties Surviving Economic Challenges
Taxable sales growth across Florida’s largest counties has slowed sharply since October 2025, with several once-fast-growing local economies now showing outright declines,…
Armed Guardian Program Expanded To Colleges, Universities
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday to expand the armed “school guardian” program to Florida’s…