Citrus Gets End of Season Bump
By Jim Turner and Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida Florida citrus growers expressed optimism as the recent growing season topped…
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DSA Candidates are Winning Democratic Primaries — Can They Do it in Florida?
Hundreds of Democratic Socialists for America-backed candidates hold political office in the U.S., including one in St. Petersburg. By Mitch Perry, The…
Voting Begins For August Primary
By The News Service of Florida Ballots are being cast for the 2026 primary election. As of early Thursday morning, 248 mail…
Jobless Applications Down Over Holiday Period
By The News Service of Florida First-time unemployment claims in Florida slowed heading into the Independence Day holiday weekend. The U.S. Department…
Hurricane Season Now Envisioned ‘Well Below Normal’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the…
Federal Court Halts Florida Law Banning ‘Woke’ Instruction in Universities
By Gray Rohrer, The News Service of Florida A federal appeals court Tuesday kept in place a district court’s preliminary injunction on…
DeSantis Designates Groups as Terrorist Organizations
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted little time declaring two Islamic groups, various foreign cartels, and…
May Revenue Tops Forecast
By The News Service of Florida State general revenue collections for May exceeded expectations by $231.8 million, driven by sales tax and…
DeSantis Wields Hefty Veto Pen, Signs Budget
By Gray Rohrer, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his eighth and final budget (HB 5001E) of his tenure…
University System Officials Look to Block Undocumented Students
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida Undocumented students wouldn’t be admitted to the state’s public universities under a proposal reviewed…
Jobless Claims Drop in Florida
By The News Service of Florida Unemployment claims in Florida dropped for a second consecutive week, but remained close to the weekly…
State Closes Alligator Alcatraz
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida One year after it opened, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center used by Florida and…