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Florida wildlife officials want more money for gator trappers and python hunters
“They’re out there in the middle of the night. They’re in dirty, nasty places a lot of times. All hours.”
Jim Turner
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New Florida Senate President outlines so-called voter-supported ‘conservative agenda’
Senate Republicans added four seats in the Nov. 8 elections to give them a 28-12 “supermajority.”
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Gas prices drop as Florida residents hit the road for Thanksgiving travel
Besides gas prices, airfares are up 22 percent and hotel rooms are up 17 percent.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says ”People just need to chill’ with all the 2024 speculation
“I mean, seriously, we just ran an election.”
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Florida voters reject midterm constitutional amendments
The proposals, put on the ballot by the Legislature, needed support from 60 percent of voters to pass.
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Crist, DeSantis clash over immigration, Biden, abortion and more in Florida debate
Outside the theater, hundreds of DeSantis and Crist supporters paraded in the hours before the debate.
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DeSantis plans special session for Hurricane Ian tax relief, and maybe also address Florida’s property insurance crisis
House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said another special session on property insurance is long overdue.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis changes voting rules for hardest-hit Hurricane Ian counties
The state made similar changes for eight counties in 2018 after Hurricane Michael.
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Following Hurricane Ian damage, Florida Citrus growers may produce smallest crop since Great Depression
A preliminary damage estimate for Ian has not been released.
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Following Hurricane Ian, Florida must remodel the way we rebuild, says former emergency-management chief
“The thing I know is building it back the way that it was will just result in the next disaster.”
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Florida citrus growers face a ‘gamut of damages’ from Hurricane Ian
Ian hit growers in the early stages of the 2022-2023 season.
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Federal disaster relief for Florida will expand in Ian’s aftermath, says FEMA
More than 1.9 million electric customers remained without power from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast.
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At least 12 confirmed dead after Hurricane Ian decimates Florida
Officials in Charlotte County confirmed six deaths, while Lee County officials confirmed five.
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As Hurricane Ian approaches, more than 2 million Florida residents urged to evacuate ‘vulnerable’ areas
“All those counties have shelters within their counties,” DeSantis told reporters at the state Emergency Operations Center.
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‘This could be the storm that we have all feared’: Florida braces for wide-scale power outages
Duke and FPL said system upgrades are expected to help in restoring power.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis targets China, and other ‘hostile’ countries
DeSantis also wants to expand a 2021 law that created new reporting requirements for entities seeking grants or contracts from the state.
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DeSantis now faces a criminal investigation and a potential class action lawsuit for Martha’s Vineyard migrant stunt
The new lawsuit named three Venezuelan migrants as plaintifs.
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Florida Dems accuse Gov. DeSantis of abusing spending authority over migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard
“They’re complaining now, but they all voted for it,” DeSantis said.
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We’re going to spend every penny’: Florida Gov. DeSantis says more tax-payer funded migrant flights are on the way
“There’s also going to be buses…”
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‘Morally repulsive’: Critics rip Florida Gov. DeSantis for using refugees to ‘gain cheap political points’
While the governor’s office claimed credit for the controversial relocation effort, details remain scant.