Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant. In a CNBC interview focused on the economy, the…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis: State Has Moved On Amid Disney Fight
Transportation officials have started working on a proposal that could lead to a new toll road linking Interstate 10 and U.S. 98 in Northwest Florida, as the state’s Turnpike Enterprise increases its presence in the region. The Turnpike Enterprise, a division of the Florida Department…
Read More New Toll Road Eyed In Northwest Florida
General revenue collections continued to top expectations in June, as Florida closed out a fiscal year that saw a jump in tax dollars. A report posted Friday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said the state collected nearly $4.664 billion in general…
Read More Florida Tax Collections Top Estimates To End Year
More than 180 Florida landowners have applied to a state-funded program — a target of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto pen — designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development. The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced Friday it will…
Read More Trump Uses State Rural Land Development Budget Veto To Attack Florida Gov. DeSantis
As a feud continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co., property owners in a special district that includes Walt Disney World could see a reduction in their property-tax rate. Martin Garcia, chairman of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors,…
Read More New Disney District Board Eyes Lower Tax Rate Amid Florida Gov. DeSantis Feud
Florida retailers hope for a boost to summer sales with the start Monday of a back-to-school sales tax “holiday.” The tax holiday, which will last through Aug. 6, will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes, shoes, school supplies and personal computers. Lawmakers…
Read More Florida Retailers Look For Lift From Tax ‘Holiday’
Environmentalists and animal rights advocates want state wildlife officials to put more restrictions on deer farming and hunting as Florida responds to the long-expected arrival of a contagious disease fatal to deer. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission imposed a management zone covering parts…
Read More Slowing Deer Disease In Florida ‘Best That We Can Hope For’
Disney CEO Bob Iger dismissed as “preposterous” arguments by Gov. Ron DeSantis that the company is “sexualizing children” or experiencing a drop in attendance at its Florida resorts because of a long-running fight with the governor. Appearing Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Iger also defended…
Read More Disney CEO Disputes Florida Gov. DeSantis Calling Arguments “Preposterous”
A federal judge has refused to block two parts of a new Florida elections law that placed restrictions on voter-registration groups, while the state appealed an earlier ruling that said other changes in the law likely are unconstitutional. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on…
Read More Parts Of Florida Elections Law Get Go-Ahead From Federal Judge
Numbers released Wednesday confirmed that Florida’s 2022-2023 citrus season was the worst in nearly a century, as growers tried to recover from an early-season hurricane that exacerbated industry struggles. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday issued a final report that showed a huge dropoff…
Read More Florida Citrus Growers End Troubled Season