The Florida Senate on Thursday approved legislation aimed at regulating large-scale data centers and shielding utility customers from potential increases in electricity costs driven by high-energy users. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 484, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Avila,...

Florida would get a statewide counterterrorism and counterintelligence unit under a bill that cleared the Budget Committee in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 945 would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to establish and run the unit....

Florida had a record-breaking number of people visit the state last year while simultaneously experiencing a decrease in visitors from Canada, according to the latest estimates from Visit Florida. The Sunshine State maintained its spot as the top domestic travel...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced this week that the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, approved the preservation of more than 2,800 acres of working agricultural land through the...

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds holds a lead in Florida’s Republican primary race for governor, according to a new statewide survey from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL), though the poll also points to uncertainty as a large bloc of voters...

Florida agriculture sustained an estimated $3.17 billion in crop losses following winter storms Ezra and Gianna, according to a preliminary damage assessment released by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which said freezing temperatures...

The University of Florida (UF) generated $19.57 billion in economic output and supported more than 134,000 jobs across the state during the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to a new economic contribution report released Monday. The report, prepared by UF’s Institute of...

A new Public Corruption Unit will review Florida’s legislative appropriations from the last two fiscal years looking for potential financial misconduct, Attorney General James Uthmeier says. The unit will operate within the Office of Statewide Prosecution with the...

The City of Tallahassee and Florida State University (FSU) on Friday reached a $1.7 billion agreement to transfer city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, advancing plans to transform the region’s healthcare system into a full...

The Florida House on Thursday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would phase out non-school property taxes on homesteaded properties, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. Lawmakers voted 80-30 to pass House Joint Resolution 203. The...

State Rep. Kevin Steele announced he is ending his campaign for Florida chief financial officer and will instead seek reelection to the Florida House, according to a statement released Thursday. “After much prayer and reflection with my family, we have made the...

Eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits would be tightened under a bill passed by the Florida House. House Bill 191, which cleared the chamber in an 81-31 vote, has a companion bill in the Senate that has passed the necessary committees and is ready for a...

Potential sales or trades of state-owned conservation land would require more transparency under a bill that unanimously passed the Florida House on Tuesday. House Bill 441 increases the public notice on the land sales from seven days to 30. It would require proposed...

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Sen. Ashley Moody in her campaign for U.S. Senate, adding the support of one of the state’s oldest and most prominent business advocacy organizations. In a statement, AIF President...

Palantir Technologies announced Tuesday that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Denver to Miami, shifting the base of operations for the publicly traded data analytics and artificial intelligence firm to South Florida. The announcement was made during...

A bill that would block Gov. Ron DeSantis from using Florida's emergency fund for immigration enforcement efforts advanced in the state House on Monday. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, created in 2022, is the state’s main source of funding for...

The Florida Senate Democratic Caucus on Tuesday elected Sen. Shevrin Jones as its leader for the 2028–2030 term, setting in motion a multi-year leadership transition within the minority party. Jones, a Miami Gardens Democrat representing Senate District 34, will...

A bill filed on Monday in the Florida house would shift control of the University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus to the New College of Florida and give individual universities more authority over how much they charge out-of-state students. The...

The Florida Senate on Friday filed its proposed $115 billion state budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over a final spending plan before the start of the new fiscal year July 1. The proposal, Senate Proposed Bill 2500,...