by Brian Burgess | Jul 31, 2023
A $100 million veto by Ron DeSantis of a state-funded rural land conservation program has sparked GOP tensions inside Florida and on the presidential campaign trail. Despite the veto, the program will spend millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies this year to pay...
by Caden DeLisa | Jul 28, 2023
Florida’s bipartisan congressional delegation held a meeting to address the needs of the state’s agricultural industry, focusing on issues such as hurricanes, citrus greening, and illegal dumping of specialty crops. The forthcoming Farm Bill, the...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 25, 2023
State regulators conducted a week-long inspection sweep that netted 68,689 hemp extract products targeting children, including high-potency THC products. A reform of Florida’s hemp laws, spearheaded by Simpson, State Senator Colleen Burton, and State...
by Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square | Jul 17, 2023
Despite its image, Florida ranks surprisingly low in marijuana usage, with roughly 2.8 million people over age 12 estimated to have used the substance. The number of users equates to less than 15 percent of the population. The Sunshine State’s national ranking...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 16, 2023
In a not-so-surprising turn of events, environmental activists in Florida find themselves facing the rather unwelcome revelation that they finally got what they wanted, and it backfired spectacularly. For years, politically-motivated environmental groups have pointed...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Jul 13, 2023
Florida’s 2022-2023 citrus season was the worst in nearly a century, with a significant drop in production compared to the previous season. Hurricane Ian and ongoing challenges like citrus greening disease and development pressures contributed to the...
