Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet are scheduled next week to consider buying a Central Florida warehouse site that would be turned into a “hub” for storing and moving supplies during emergencies. The 40-acre site is in Auburndale, along Interstate 4, and would be…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis, Cabinet Eye Emergency ‘Hub’
A political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment about hunting and fishing rights raised more than $450,000 from April 1 through May 31, according to a newly filed finance report. The Vote Yes on Amendment 2 committee, which was launched in April, collected $451,950 during…
Read More Backers Of Florida Constitutional Amendment For Hunting, Fishing Top $450,000
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday that will give courts the power to require parents to use “neutral safe exchange” locations when they share custody of children. Under the measure (HB 385), judges could require the use of such locations if “there…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs “Cassi Carli Law”
State officials Wednesday urged Floridians to emphasize safety while swimming this summer, as dozens of children have drowned in 2024. “So far this year, 46 children have tragically lost their lives due to drowning,” Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez said during a press event. She added,…
Read More With 46 Florida Child Drownings In 2024, State Urges Swimming Safety
The Florida Democratic Party and other plaintiffs are appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit about elections officials preserving digital ballot images. Attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a notice last week that is a first step in appealing an April 25 ruling by Leon County Circuit…
Read More Florida Democrats Appeal Ballot Image Ruling
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet will meet next week on June 12, a day after it was scheduled for June 11. Also, according to the Cabinet website, instead of appearing at the Capitol, DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, and…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis And State Cabinet Meeting Rescheduled
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday directed $7.5 million from the state’s Job Growth Grant Fund to help redevelop a shrimp dock in Lee County. DeSantis said the work will expand the facility at San Carlos Maritime Park — damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Steers State Money To Dock Work
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee, which in the past several months has raised questions about Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s finances, will hold a Wednesday hearing about how climate change affects insurance markets. The hearing will be held in Washington, D.C., titled “Riskier Business: How…
Read More U.S. Senate Committee To Probe Into Florida Citizens Property Insurance
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added nearly 5,000 policies last week, before the annual hurricane season started Saturday. Citizens had 1,193,484 policies on Friday, up from 1,188,557 policies a week earlier but down from 1,201,536 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on…
Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Adds Policies Before Storm Season
Granting a request to speed up the case, a federal appeals court will hear arguments in September about a 2023 Florida law restricting educators’ use of personal pronouns and titles in schools. The state took the case to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Read More September Hearing Slated In Alabama On Florida School Pronoun Law