by Caden DeLisa | Aug 28, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that plans to develop golf courses, pickleball courts, and hotels in Florida’s state parks have been withdrawn after significant public and political opposition. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that plans to develop golf courses, pickleball...
by News Service of Florida | Aug 28, 2024
After receiving $80 million in this year’s budget, Florida’s tourism-marketing agency plans to ask for an increase in state funding during the 2025 legislative session. “We did quite well this year with $80 million, but we’re going to continue to push for that...
by The Center Square | Aug 28, 2024
(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted Polk County’s success in fighting crime on Wednesday. DeSantis said that the crime rate in Florida has reached a 50-year low because the Sunshine State allows law enforcement officers to do their jobs...
by Caden DeLisa | Aug 28, 2024
The University of Florida and Florida State University were ranked among the top public universities in the U.S. by Forbes, with UF placing fourth and FSU 22nd. The University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU) were ranked among the top public...
by News Service of Florida | Aug 28, 2024
A California-based company challenging a new Florida law that bans selling and manufacturing “cultivated meat” has asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against the law. UPSIDE Foods, Inc. on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction as part of...
by News Service of Florida | Aug 27, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — Environmentalists are seeking assurances that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has scrapped plans for a series of golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park after a state spokeswoman said the proposal has been dropped. Audubon Florida, the Sierra...
