by News Service of Florida | Feb 3, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis late Sunday proposed a $115.6 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that calls for increasing pay for state law-enforcement officers and firefighters, eliminating a commercial-lease tax, and holding a new sales-tax “holiday” on guns and...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 3, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed confidence on Monday that his ongoing dispute with Florida’s Republican legislative leadership over the state’s proposed immigration reform bill will soon be resolved. “We’ve had great discussions,” the governor said....
by News Service of Florida | Feb 3, 2025
Visit Florida is again hoping a British television personality will help its efforts to return to pre-pandemic levels of tourism from overseas. Last year, the state tourism-marketing agency worked with Ipswich farmer and television personality Jimmy Doherty on a...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 3, 2025
Mangrove Property Insurance Company received a Financial Stability Rating of ‘A, Exceptional,’ from Demotech, Inc., signaling strong financial footing as it enters Florida’s property insurance market. The rating, announced Monday, reflects Mangrove’s...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 3, 2025
Florida’s economy is projected to grow between 2.5 percent and 3 percent in 2025, continuing to outpace the national average despite a marked slowdown from recent years, according to the Florida Chamber Foundation’s annual economic forecast. The report found...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 2, 2025
Lockheed Martin announced plans on Friday to build a new 225,000 square foot facility in Titusville as part of a $383 million contract modification with the U.S. Navy to upgrade the Trident II D5 missile. The new site will manufacture components for the Trident II D5...
