Florida seeks to add pickleball, golf to state parks

The state Department of Environmental Protection announced what it has dubbed a ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’ aimed at expanding public access to state parks

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida August 21, 2024February 6, 2025

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Florida’s 14-day back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ starts next week

During the discount period, shoppers will avoid paying sales taxes on clothes, shoes and book bags that cost $100 or less

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida July 26, 2024August 1, 2024

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Florida approves NIL deals for high school athletes

High schools won’t be able to use promises of NIL deals to recruit players

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida July 25, 2024March 12, 2025

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Even more hurricanes forecast for Florida’s above-average storm season, experts say

The department also described Hurricane Beryl as ‘a likely harbinger of a hyperactive season’

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida July 10, 2024August 30, 2024

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Here’s what you can get tax-free during Florida’s new ‘Freedom Month’

Paddleboards, water skis, gym memberships, bicycles and more

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 26, 2024July 2, 2025

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From communism to stripper restrictions: Florida measures slated to take effect July 1

Florida’s 2024-2025 fiscal year will arrive next week with a fresh $116.5 billion budget and nearly 200 new laws

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 24, 2024July 20, 2025

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DeSantis signs Florida bill allowing homeowners to kill bears, vetoes left lane bill

DeSantis’ office announced Friday night that he had signed 14 bills from this year’s legislative session and vetoed three

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 24, 2024September 13, 2024

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Florida Democrats lock up 11 legislative seats, running unopposed ahead of Friday deadline

Two Democrats — former House members Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando and Mack Bernard of West Palm Beach — locked up Senate seats

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 17, 2024March 14, 2025

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Former Sen. Randolph Bracy claims Sen. Geraldine Thompson doesn’t live in her Orange County district

Bracy argued Thompson’s homesteaded Windermere property should disqualify her from holding the District 15 seat and threatened legal action

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 6, 2024June 20, 2025

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Trump’s conviction unlikely to create a down-ballot effect for Florida candidates, experts say

Experts say a majority of Florida voters were already entrenched behind their candidates before the conviction

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida June 4, 2024May 24, 2025

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‘All of the ingredients are there’: Florida braces for highly active hurricane season

The six-month season officially begins June 1

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida May 24, 2024July 20, 2024

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Florida reaches record tourism numbers so far in 2024

Totals for international visitors continue to move closer to pre-pandemic levels, the state says

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida May 21, 2024June 6, 2025

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DeSantis signs controversial energy bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida policy

DeSantis announced the approvals online, saying the bills ‘will keep windmills off our beaches, gas in our tanks, and China out of our state’

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida May 16, 2024July 25, 2024

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Free orange juice to remain at Florida welcome centers despite budget cut

Tourists can continue getting a taste of the Sunshine State

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida May 9, 2024July 9, 2025

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Threatened eastern indigo snakes released in Florida preserve in effort to restore state ecosystem

The release, a longtime goal of federal and state officials, is part of an effort to restore some balance to Florida’s ecosystem lost in the 1980s

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida May 1, 2024June 2, 2025

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Florida officials report more than 33% spike in wildlife calls as state population expands

The discussion comes as legislation awaits action by DeSantis that would bolster self-defense arguments for people who kill bears on their property

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida April 30, 2024November 29, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis won’t say if he would suspend a re-elected Andrew Warren

‘I think it’s all gonna work out,’ DeSantis said

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida April 26, 2024September 26, 2024

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DeSantis approves $200 million boost for My Safe Florida Home grant program

The program could help about 20,000 mostly low- and moderate-income residents cut property-insurance costs

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida April 25, 2024December 13, 2024

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Group seeking to make clean water a constitutional right in Florida restarts ballot measure efforts

The Florida Right to Clean Water committee now aims to get its proposal before voters in 2026.

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida April 19, 2024October 1, 2024

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Florida’s citrus industry slated for another rough year

The industry has struggled for years with deadly citrus-greening disease and was dealt another blow with Hurricane Ian in 2022

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida April 12, 2024April 29, 2025