by Caden DeLisa | Oct 12, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecasted an increase in citrus production for the 2023-24 season in Florida, following one of the worst yields in more than a century. The USDA estimates that Florida will produce 20.5 million boxes of oranges, 1.9...
by Caden DeLisa | Oct 12, 2023
The Orange County Board of Commissioners this week unanimously approved the creation of a special district called the Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District (SCTUCDD) for Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park. The district...
by Caden DeLisa | Oct 12, 2023
The State of Florida and Palm Beach County have separately announced plans to purchase $25 million in Israel bonds in response to Hamas attacks. Florida’s investment in Israel bonds will increase to $80 million, marking the largest amount held by the state at...
by Caden DeLisa | Oct 11, 2023
Rep. Tyler Sirois has filed a House Memorial to Congress, aiming to designate spaceports as private activity bonds financing-exempt facilities under the Internal Revenue Code. If accepted, this designation would grant tax-exempt status to spaceport projects, allowing...
by Caden DeLisa | Oct 11, 2023
Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF), Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), and Healthy Kids Corp. presented the status of the state’s Medicaid redetermination cycle to the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee....
by Caden DeLisa | Oct 11, 2023
Mayo Clinic, Florida’s top-rated hospital, has obtained a permit to begin a $130.7 million expansion project on its health campus in Jacksonville. The project includes the construction of a new five-story patient tower, adding 250,000 square feet of space, and...
