Estimated Insured Losses Top $835M
By The News Service of Florida With 84,400 claims filed, estimated insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Helene have topped $835 million.…
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Florida Ports Feel Effects of Strike
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Four busy Florida ports will see direct impacts from an International Longshoremen’s…
North Florida Farmers Hit Again by Helene
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Ranchers, farmers and timber growers are reporting widespread damage from the wind…
By the Numbers: Helene Insurance Claims
Nearly 40,000 insurance claims had been filed in Florida as of Sunday from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Thursday night in Taylor…
State Fires Back in Abortion Information Dispute
The News Service of Florida Attorneys for the state late Monday urged a Leon County circuit judge to reject a political committee’s…
DeSantis Declares Emergency as Hurricane Looms
By Jim Turner & Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for…
Florida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.3 Percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate remained at 3.3 percent in August as retirements continue…
New College Plan OK’d Amid Concerns
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida A five-year, multimillion-dollar effort to expand student enrollment and continue other major changes at…
Voter Registration Verification Lawsuit Filed
By The News Service of Florida A non-profit advocacy group on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s process of verifying…
Court to Weigh Florida Gun Age Law
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court next month will hear arguments in the National…
Beach Access Fight Goes to Appeals Court
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Waterfront property owners have gone to a federal appeals court after a…
School Books Settlement Reached
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Authors of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” and parents of…