Posted inNews & Views
Florida approves NIL deals for high school athletes
High schools won’t be able to use promises of NIL deals to recruit players.
News Service of Florida
Posted inNews & Views
Here’s how Florida officials say they’ll enforce new social media law for kids
The law, which will take effect Jan. 1, seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on at least some platforms.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida’s population reaches 23 million, projected to add a city’s worth of people every year
“These increases are analogous to adding a city slightly smaller than Orlando, but larger than St. Petersburg every year,” the report said.
Posted inNews & Views
PAC aiming to put Medicaid expansion on Florida ballot raises $225K
Florida Decides Healthcare wants to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2026 ballot.
Posted inNews & Views
‘We can show them unity’: Florida Democrats quickly lineup to endorse Kamala Harris
Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said the speed of support for Harris isn’t surprising.
Posted inNews & Views
PAC aiming to legalize recreational pot in Florida raises $313K in a week
In all, the Smart & Safe Florida committee has raised nearly $61.5 million since being formed in 2022.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can now be charged, judges say
The charges against Miller, Hubbard and 18 other convicted felons were announced in August 2022.
Posted inNews & Views
U.S. Supreme Court ruling refuels fight over medical marijuana and guns
Last month, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on gun possession by people under domestic-violence restraining orders.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida GOP now has nearly 1 million more registered voters than Democrats
Democrats historically led in voter registration in Florida, but Republicans overtook them in 2021.
Posted inNews & Views
Duke Energy Florida reaches settlement to increase rates
The proposal would increase base rates by $203 million in 2025 and $59 million in 2026.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida panel revises ‘financial statement’ for abortion amendment, drawing accusations of bias
“We’re not making a political statement here. We are not trying to frighten people.”
Posted inNews & Views
‘We just really need to make it through this year’: Despite slump, Florida citrus growers say they’re optimistic about the future
“Let these trees recover, and let’s get a good harvest and something we can start building some momentum on.”
Posted inNews & Views
PAC working to enshrine abortion rights into Florida Constitution raises over $38.7 million
The proposal will appear as Amendment 4 on the November ballot.
Posted inNews & Views
Federal judge gives go-ahead to Florida pronoun lawsuit involving Hillsborough County teacher
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling Wednesday pointed, in part, to a friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Biden administration.
Posted inNews & Views
Hack of Florida state system still delaying funerals, birth certificates
The interruption of the vital statistics system has put funerals on hold.
Posted inNews & Views
Trulieve spends another $1 million on effort to pass Florida’s recreational pot amendment this fall
Trulieve has provided $55.39 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the Smart & Safe Florida political committee.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida could see even more hurricanes this year, as experts ratchet up storm season forecast
The university’s Department of Atmospheric Science added two named storms and a major hurricane to its outlook for the 2024 season.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida considers adding more nuclear power plants, first expansion in decades
Nuclear plants generate about 13 percent of Florida’s electricity, according to a state House analysis.
Posted inNews & Views
Florida settles lawsuit over Piney Point leak into Tampa Bay
Lawmakers in 2021 decided to spend $100 million to help clean up the site.
Posted inNews & Views
PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises another $293K
The Floridians Protecting Freedom political committee had raised a total of $38.271 million since being formed in spring 2023.
