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
More school vouchers. Expanded restrictions on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. Limits on using TikTok. Carrying guns without concealed-weapons licenses. A larger Florida State Guard. More than 200 laws passed during the 2023 legislative session, including a record $116.5 billion budget, will take…
Read More From Vouchers To Guns, New Laws In Florida Take Effect Saturday
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended three of his top staff members against ethics complaints related to his presidential campaign. “I’m confident it was 100 percent totally compliant with anything, and I think it’s just a great testament that people understand we need to change…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Defends Staffers Amid Ethics Complaints
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trimmed $510.9 million from a record-high state spending plan signed Thursday, with nearly one-fifth of the cuts coming from a single program designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development. While DeSantis didn’t give any explanation for…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Axes $510 Million From Record State Budget
While it will take another week or two to see better how former President Donald Trump’s indictment in South Florida affects the Republican presidential contest, polls show he continues to draw most of the oxygen in the growing field. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis remains solidly…
Read More Trump Still On Top With Florida Gov. DeSantis Holding Second Place In Polls
Florida citrus officials are promoting the “grit of this industry” as the growing season is set to close with the lowest production in nearly a century. But they say growers are getting more anxious while continuing to wait for federal assistance approved after Hurricane Ian…
Read More Florida Citrus Growers Await Aid As Season Closes
Travel to Florida from Canada has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but visa issues continue to complicate the state’s efforts to draw overseas visitors, according to tourism officials. The tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida reported Tuesday that the state attracted an estimated 1.44 million Canadians during…
Read More Canadian Tourists ‘Flocking’ To Florida