by John Lucas | Apr 3, 2019
A House committee approved a bill Wednesday morning that would alter Florida’s medical marijuana program by placing limits on the level of THC in weed for smoking. The bill would also provide free medical marijuana identification cards to veterans and it would be...
by John Lucas | Apr 2, 2019
Gov. Ron DeSantis has reservations about toll roads and their impact they have on the finances of average Floridians. “It’s just something that I am sensitive to,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “Before I had this job I drove everywhere.” And like every other Floridian, he...
by John Lucas | Apr 1, 2019
Gov. Ron DeSantis filled a couple of key vacancies in his new administration. On Monday DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Scott A. Rivkees as Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health. He also announced the selection of Thomas...
by John Lucas | Apr 1, 2019
The fears of state forestry officials started to come to fruition this weekend in the Florida Panhandle when a forest fire began burning a 3-5 acre area on Saturday and by Sunday evening had left 668 acres of forest scorched. State forestry officials say it brought to...
by John Lucas | Mar 29, 2019
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott unveiled his Transparent Drug Pricing Act Friday morning. The act is intended to promote transparency in drug pricing and reduces the cost of prescription drugs for American consumers. “American consumers are facing a crisis of rising drugs costs...