May 1, 2024
News Service of Florida
Citizens Insurance tops 741,000 policies
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to grow in November, adding more than 15,000 policies, according to newly released data.
Citizens had 741,420 policies as of Nov. 30, up...
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Published on 12/13/2021
DeSantis wants Florida to accept cryptocurrency for state fees
Gov. Ron DeSantis is using his budget proposal to state legislators to try to make Florida more friendly to cryptocurrency.
DeSantis’ $99.7 billion proposal released Thursday includes $700,000 for cryptocurrency...
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Published on 12/10/2021
More money sought for struggling citrus industry
As a forecast was lowered for Florida’s orange production, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed increasing state funding for the struggling citrus industry by 5 percent.
DeSantis included $29.2 million...
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Published on 12/9/2021
Florida backs efforts to draw FIFA World Cup
Florida’s business-recruitment agency Wednesday put $10 million into the pitch to help Orlando and Miami become host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
The Enterprise Florida Board...
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Published on 12/9/2021
Enterprise Florida begins search for new leader
Enterprise Florida, the state’s business-recruitment agency, is undertaking a 90-day national search for a new president, a position typically appointed by the governor.
The Enterprise Florida Board of Directors on...
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Published on 12/8/2021
Major citrus company says production down, prices up
The major Florida citrus company and landowner Alico, Inc. saw harvested boxes of fruit decrease during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 but got a boost from higher prices...
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Published on 12/7/2021
A case involving Florida's ban on greyhound racing is under appeal
The owner of a Pinellas County greyhound kennel has gone to an appeals court after a circuit judge dismissed a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 constitutional amendment that banned dog...
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Published on 12/7/2021
Florida seeks to scuttle environmentalists' Piney Point lawsuit
Contending that the case is moot, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit that targets the state and other defendants over a former...
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Published on 12/7/2021
Appeals court denies Florida's request to halt Biden's health workers vax mandate
A divided federal appeals court Sunday rejected Florida’s request to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
A...
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Published on 12/6/2021
Florida Farm Bureau president talks about profit, supply chain and development pressures
Jeb Smith, whose family has farmed its fields in St. Johns County for nearly a century, recently stepped down as a county commissioner for a new two-year role as president...
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Published on 12/6/2021
State Poised to Move Forward on Black Farmer Marijuana License
Black farmers with ties to doing business in Florida will be able to apply for one of the state’s highly sought-after medical marijuana licenses in March, according to an emergency...
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Published on 12/6/2021
Florida jobless claims down in Thanksgiving week
First-time unemployment claims in Florida were at the lowest level in nearly two years during the holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 3,808 first-time claims...
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Published on 12/2/2021
Transportation projects to get infusion of federal money
Florida should see annual funding for highways and bridges increase by $649 million as part of a more than $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill signed into law last month by...
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Published on 12/2/2021
A legislative proposal has the potential to increase lawsuits against Florida municipalities
In a proposal drawing heavy fire from local governments, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a measure that could lead to cities and counties facing lawsuits because of decisions that lead...
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Published on 12/2/2021
Florida gets another boost in tax collections
With Gov. Ron DeSantis ready to release a 2022-2023 budget proposal next week, Florida continues raking in more tax dollars than expected.
A new report said the state brought in...
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Published on 12/1/2021
Wrangling continues in COVID-19 records fight
A Leon County circuit judge Wednesday rejected an attempt to shield a Florida Department of Health official from testifying in a public-records case that seeks to force the state to...
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Published on 12/1/2021
Florida health care industry may get extended protection from COVID-19 lawsuits
With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Florida Senate panel Tuesday approved extending pandemic-related legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers.
The proposal (SPB...
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Published on 12/1/2021
Pari-mutuels fire back at Seminoles in gambling appeal
Accusing the Seminole Tribe of being “disingenuous with the court,” two pari-mutuel operators on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to reject the tribe’s request for a stay of a...
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Published on 12/1/2021
Lawmakers Look at Proposal to Address Toxic Algae
Florida lawmakers Tuesday started moving forward with an effort to direct money in the fight against toxic algae toward long-term solutions and freshwater bodies.
The Senate Environment and Natural Resources...
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Published on 11/30/2021
Citizens Insurance Sees Jump in Lawsuits
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was hit with 7,899 lawsuits during the first nine months of 2021, as it saw an increase in new and pending cases, according to...
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Published on 11/30/2021
Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 dropped during the past week, according to data posted online Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The data...
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Published on 11/29/2021
A judge will look again at Florida's effort to halt federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Pointing to a new state law, a federal judge has decided to reconsider Florida’s request for an injunction against a Biden administration requirement that workers at hospitals, nursing homes and...
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Published on 11/29/2021
Jobless Claims Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Heading into Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping rush, Florida had its lowest four-week run of new unemployment claims since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the number of...
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Published on 11/28/2021
COVID-19 Hospitalizations See Slight Decrease
The number of people hospitalized in Florida with COVID-19 decreased slightly during the past week, according to data posted online Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Published on 11/22/2021
Judge Refuses to Block Health Care Vaccination Rule
TALLAHASSEE --- A federal judge has quickly rejected Florida’s request to block a Biden administration requirement that workers at hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19....
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Published on 11/22/2021
