Author: Kylie Huggins
New Year Brings Florida Lobbying Restrictions, Toll Breaks
Toll Relief Program, Source FDOT
Beefed up lobbying restrictions and breaks for motorists who frequently use toll roads are among state laws and o [...]
Florida Toll Discounts Could Drive Future ‘Pressure’
Toll Relief Program, Source FDOT
Florida lawmakers should anticipate some “political and social” pressure at the end of a one-year program that wi [...]
Florida Lawmakers Pass Hurricane Aid, Toll Breaks
TFP File Photo
Florida lawmakers Wednesday approved spending more than $1.25 billion to help homeowners and communities ravaged by hurricanes and [...]
Florida Senate Backs Aid For Hurricane Victims, Commuters
In just under 13 minutes, the Florida Senate on Tuesday discussed and unanimously approved two bills that call for spending $1.25 billion on such [...]
Aid For Florida Hurricane Victims And Commuters On Fast Track
Homeowners ravaged by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole and toll-road commuters would get help in two bills that call for more than $1.25 billio [...]
Storms Deliver Another Blow To Florida Citrus Industry
The forecast for Florida’s orange crop has dropped 29 percent after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole, putting the citrus industry on a path tow [...]
Tax Breaks Teed Up for Hurricane Damage In Florida
Nearly 50,000 property owners forced from their homes for more than a month by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole could be eligible for tax relief [...]
Florida Lawmakers Could Target Attorney Fees
Expect changes to attorney fees as one step in next week’s special legislative session to address Florida’s troubled property-insurance system, H [...]
Judge Ponders Fate Of Prosecutor Andrew Warren Suspended By Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
A three-day trial over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney wrapped on Thursday, but a federal jud [...]
Florida Wildlife Officials Take Aim At Pythons
State wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and releas [...]