Posted inNews & Views Charging stations for electric vehicles are coming to Florida’s turnpike plazas The state intends to use about $25 million from a Volkswagen settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. by News Service of Florida July 25, 2019July 8, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Royal Caribbean faces lawsuit over gang-rape allegations involving a dozen men and a minor Crewmembers did nothing to stop those men from leading her away to a private cabin, says the lawsuit. by News Service of Florida July 25, 2019January 5, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida is advancing plans for Spanish-language ballots during next presidential election “Making available Spanish-language materials for these American citizens educated in Spanish is simply the right thing to do.” by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida July 24, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida now has almost 2,000 hepatitis A cases in 2019 Florida has had more hepatitis A cases this year than the past five years combined. by News Service of Florida July 23, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Citing climate change, Rep. Kathy Castor asks DeSantis to review Tampa Electric’s new power plant project Castor raised concerns about the use of natural gas instead of cleaner sources of energy such as solar or wind. by News Service of Florida July 19, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida law enforcement vows to crack down on speeders this week “The speed limit is the speed limit.” by News Service of Florida July 15, 2019January 12, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Democrat calls for more Senate hearings on state’s failed SunPass contractor “In order to get to the bottom of these problems and ensure that the same mistakes are not made again.” by News Service of Florida July 15, 2019April 14, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida cop arrested after ‘routinely’ pulling people over and planting drugs in their vehicles Prosecutors have dropped more than 100 cases related to the officer. by News Service of Florida July 11, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views After years of headaches and fines, Florida will finally cut ties with SunPass contractor Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya. by News Service of Florida July 11, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Verdict of $2 million upheld in case involving Florida man who lost his teeth in an e-cig explosion The fact that he also used meth was irrelevant, said the judge. by News Service of Florida July 10, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Lawsuit says Florida election law’s parking requirement is an attempt to curb young voter turnout The provision was added to the elections package by two Republican lawmakers “as a never-before-seen, eleventh-hour amendment.” by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida July 9, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida principal removed after saying the Holocaust wasn’t a ‘factual, historical event’ “I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee.” by News Service of Florida July 9, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views As citizenship question is stricken from upcoming census, Florida lawyer won’t discuss his role in attempting to add it One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top attorneys refused to answer questions in a congressional interview about the “key role” he played in adding the citizenship question. by News Service of Florida July 3, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz must now face a House probe over tweet threatening Michael Cohen In February, Gaetz accused Cohen, who is married, of having “girlfriends.” by News Service of Florida July 1, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Following extreme heat, Tampa Electric Co. customers set a record this week for electricity use Temperatures reached 98 degrees Tuesday in the Tampa Bay area, tying a record set in 1950. by News Service of Florida June 28, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views DeSantis signs law approving alternative therapies for Florida veterans with PTSD DeSantis said he’s long supported alternative-treatment concepts. by News Service of Florida June 28, 2019February 11, 2025
Posted inNews & Views ‘It’s going to happen again,’ says Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Florida school shootings Three minutes and 51 seconds. by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida June 27, 2019October 12, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Tampa strip club king Joe Redner wants the Florida Supreme Court to decide if he can grow medical marijuana The lawsuit was based on a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. by News Service of Florida June 27, 2019May 2, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Tampa orchid grower says Florida violated their rights to get a medical marijuana license This is the latest effort by Louis Del Favero Orchids Inc. to enter Florida’s highly restricted medical marijuana market. by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida June 25, 2019June 16, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida has a massive prison guard shortage, so the state lowered the hiring age to 18 The turnover rate for state correctional officers last year was 29 percent. by News Service of Florida June 24, 2019August 17, 2023