A bipartisan group of senators are bringing back to a bill to cut regulations for commercial space launces and the licensing of private remote sensing satellites. The Licensing Aerospace Units to New Commercial Heights Act is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Rick Scott,...

Silver Airways abruptly ceased operations Wednesday, six months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a bid to restructure its finances and remain in service. The Fort Lauderdale-based regional airline, which operated flights throughout Florida, the...

Gov. Ron DeSantis will lead a trade and business development mission to France from June 16 to 18, with planned participation in the 55th International Paris Air Show. The trip is organized to promote Florida’s aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors...

Republican Debbie Mayfield will return to the Florida Senate after winning a special election Tuesday for the District 19 seat, defeating Democrat Vance Ahrens by a margin of 54.4% to 45.6%. The district covers southern Brevard County. Mayfield previously served in...

A report published on Tuesday by Florida TaxWatch warns that the state’s 2020 census undercount could have lasting consequences on federal transportation funding. Florida was one of six states with a statistically significant census undercount, missing an estimated...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed four bills aimed at strengthening penalties for child sexual exploitation, tightening sex offender monitoring, and establishing new rules for the removal of AI-generated explicit content. He also pledged to sign a fifth measure in...

Worker freedom and labor reforms are fifth best in the nation in Florida, says the American Legislative Exchange Council in a report released Tuesday morning. States That Work: A Labor Policy Roadmap Across America, as the analysis is titled, grades policies on labor...

Florida officials announced the approval of more than 78,000 acres for conservation in Florida on Tuesday. The biggest acquisition is 76,000 acres in the Ocala-to-Osceola Wildlife Corridor that close the final gap in a 100-mile, 1.6 million-acre network of public and...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the state to take over some funding of government services for rural, thinly-populated fiscally constrained counties and allow them to eliminate their property taxes. DeSantis made the statement at an economic development announcement...

Point Blank Enterprises, a manufacturer of body armor and protective solutions for military and law enforcement agencies, will establish a new facility in Wakulla County, bringing 300 new jobs to the region as part of a multi-agency economic development effort. The...

Florida A&M University’s athletics director and vice president, Angela Adams Suggs, was arrested on charges stemming from her previous role as head of the Florida Sports Foundation following an investigation into the misuse of public funds, the Florida Department...

Lu, the African hippopotamus who for decades served as an unlikely but beloved symbol of Florida wildlife, died Saturday at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park at the age of 65. Born at the San Diego Zoo on Jan. 26, 1960, Lu arrived at the Homosassa...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills intended to protect veterans and their families on Friday in Port Charlotte. The day marked the 81st commemoration of the Normandy landings, known as D-Day, in France during World War II. According to state officials, 1.5...

Former U.S. Representative David Jolly, a former Republican and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, announced Thursday he will run for Florida governor as a Democrat in 2026. Jolly, who represented a Tampa Bay-area district from 2014 to 2017, said he will...

Consumer confidence in Florida rose in May, breaking a three-month streak of declines, according to new data from the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The state’s consumer sentiment index climbed 3.7 points to 81.0, up from a revised...

The leaders of the two chambers of the Florida Legislature struck an optimistic tone on Thursday as work continues on a budget deal. "We don't have a final product yet, but we both have the same goal," House Speaker Daniel Perez said. "We want to make sure that we...

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved Anastasios Kamoutsas to serve as the state’s next Commissioner of Education. Kamoutsas currently serves as deputy chief of staff to the governor, where he oversees policy related to education, public...

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Florida from enforcing provisions of a 2024 law that restricts minors’ access to social media, ruling that the measure is likely unconstitutional while litigation continues. The order by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker grants a...