May 8, 2024
News Service of Florida
Questions Swirl Around Fantasy Sports
TALLAHASSEE — As the Seminole Tribe offers online sports betting in Florida, a dispute over fantasy sports is heating up amid efforts by gambling regulators to rein in companies accused...
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Published on 1/4/2024
Lawmakers will look to curb student absenteeism in Florida schools
Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public-school students.
Data collected by the Florida Department of Education showed that 20.9%...
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Published on 1/3/2024
Florida's tax collections top projection
Florida’s general-revenue tax collections in November topped a forecast by 6.9 percent, as lawmakers get ready to draw up a budget during the legislative session that will start next week....
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Published on 1/3/2024
Toll-road users saved $470 million in Florida's yearlong credit program
Frequent toll-road users in Florida saved about $470 million in a recently completed, yearlong program that provided credits on their bills.
The Florida Department of Transportation said about 1.2 million...
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Published on 1/3/2024
10 big issues to watch in Florida's 2024 legislative session
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers will start the annual 60-day legislative session on Jan. 9, with Gov. Ron DeSantis giving his State of the State address. Here are 10 issues to...
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Published on 1/3/2024
Florida asks Supreme Court to ignore congressional redistricting challenge
TALLAHASSEE — The state has urged the Florida Supreme Court to decline to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed...
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Published on 1/2/2024
Here are some health care-related legal issues to watch in Florida next year
State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases involving health care. Here are five issues to watch in the new year:
ABORTION: The Florida...
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Published on 1/1/2024
Florida Jobless Claims Decrease
First-time jobless claims in Florida dipped heading into the end-of-the-year holidays...
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Published on 12/29/2023
DeSantis Dropped from Immigration Case
A federal judge has dismissed Gov. Ron DeSantis as a defendant in a challenge to part of a new Florida law ...
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Published on 12/28/2023
Insurance Proposed for Mortgage Amounts
Lawmakers have filed a proposal that would allow people to buy policies covering only unpaid mortgage-loan amounts.
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Published on 12/28/2023
Lawmakers Look to Curb Student Absenteeism
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public-school students.
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Published on 12/28/2023
10 big legal issues in Florida to watch in 2024
TALLAHASSEE — State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases. Here are 10 legal issues to watch in the new year:
ABORTION: The Florida...
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Published on 12/27/2023
Florida, Other States Fight Carbon Rule
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 20 other states in challenging a rule aimed at reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Published on 12/26/2023
Florida Jobless Rate at 2.9 Percent
While still near historically low levels, Florida's unemployment rate inched up to 2.9 percent in November.
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Published on 12/26/2023
Utility Bills Expected to Dip in 2024
TALLAHASSEE — After high natural-gas costs helped push up electric bills over the past year, many Florida utility customers could get some relief in 2024.
The three major private electric...
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Published on 12/21/2023
Florida bill seeks multiple finalists in college president searches
A Senate Democrat on Tuesday proposed requiring colleges and universities to consider three to five finalists in presidential searches, after some high-profile searches have yielded a sole candidate.
Sen. Tina...
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Published on 12/20/2023
Florida Cabinet OKs conservation deals for cattle ranches
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending $19 million to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties...
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Published on 12/19/2023
Money Eyed for Transportation Funding ‘Gap'
TALLAHASSEE --- A $7 billion program to advance a series of transportation projects hit a funding gap as it enters its second year and will require more money than initially...
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Published on 12/18/2023
Florida jobless claims show little change
Applications for unemployment benefits in Florida continue to come in at a slow, steady pace.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday issued a report that estimated 5,818 initial jobless...
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Published on 12/15/2023
Decision expected soon about Florida's plan to import prescription drugs
Federal officials are expected to decide by Jan. 5 whether to approve a Florida plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, state Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason...
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Published on 12/14/2023
New Florida medical marijuana licenses could come by summer
TALLAHASSEE - Florida could move forward with 22 additional licenses for medical marijuana operators, nearly doubling the size of the state's legal cannabis industry, within the next six months.
The state...
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Published on 12/14/2023
Lawmakers Start Weighing DeSantis Budget Plan
TALLAHASSEE --- Describing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed 2024-2025 budget as “very responsible,” House and Senate Republican budget chiefs on Tuesday brushed aside concerns about the $114.4 billion spending plan.
Democrats...
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Published on 12/13/2023
Petition to place abortion protection on ballot nears 700,000 signatures
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion rights in Florida continue moving closer to submitting enough petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot.
The Florida Division...
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Published on 12/11/2023
Citrus Forecast Shows Uptick
TALLAHASSEE --- As it hopes for a warm winter, Florida’s struggling citrus industry could be showing signs of recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Ian and progress in the decades-long...
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Published on 12/11/2023
Orlando to Tampa Rail Proposal Chugs Along
TALLAHASSEE --- Passenger rail service in Florida wasn’t included Friday as the White House announced awarding $8.2 billion for a series of major rail projects.
But Christine Kefauver, senior vice...
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Published on 12/11/2023
