by Brian Burgess | Apr 18, 2023
Federal damage assessment teams have been requested by the DeSantis Administration to survey damage from heavy rains, flooding and tornadoes in Southeast Florida. State emergency officials are using tanker trucks and water pumps to help remove water from the area,...
by News Service of Florida | Apr 18, 2023
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear a case about a rent-control measure in Orange County that was rejected by an appeals court last year. The appeals court sided with the Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association, citing a 1977 state law that...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Apr 17, 2023
A federal appeals court overturned a ruling by a South Florida district judge that blocked parts of a controversial 2019 immigration law in Florida that banned so-called sanctuary cities. The court also ordered the dismissal of the lawsuit because it said plaintiffs...
by Brian Burgess | Apr 13, 2023
A well-known South Florida environmental activist, Mary Barley, attempted to block public access to a taxpayer-funded path to an Islamorada beach using trash cans and fencing as obstacles. After failing to convince the Village of Islamorada to give her the property,...
by Brian Burgess | Apr 13, 2023
Two new solar plants, operated by Duke Energy Florida are now generating 150 megawatts of electricity in the Sunshine State Together, the two plants are capable of powering 46,000 homes at peak output. The plants are part of Duke’s ongoing shift from fossil...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Apr 11, 2023
The Florida House Commerce Committee has approved a bill (PCB COM 23-03) to help communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters, following Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole’s damage last year. The bill includes proposals from the Senate, such as...
