by The Center Square | Jun 9, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the state to take over some funding of government services for rural, thinly-populated fiscally constrained counties and allow them to eliminate their property taxes. DeSantis made the statement at an economic development announcement...
by Capitolist Staff | Jun 9, 2025
Point Blank Enterprises, a manufacturer of body armor and protective solutions for military and law enforcement agencies, will establish a new facility in Wakulla County, bringing 300 new jobs to the region as part of a multi-agency economic development effort. The...
by Capitolist Staff | Jun 9, 2025
Florida A&M University’s athletics director and vice president, Angela Adams Suggs, was arrested on charges stemming from her previous role as head of the Florida Sports Foundation following an investigation into the misuse of public funds, the Florida Department...
by Capitolist Staff | Jun 9, 2025
Lu, the African hippopotamus who for decades served as an unlikely but beloved symbol of Florida wildlife, died Saturday at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park at the age of 65. Born at the San Diego Zoo on Jan. 26, 1960, Lu arrived at the Homosassa...
by The Center Square | Jun 8, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills intended to protect veterans and their families on Friday in Port Charlotte. The day marked the 81st commemoration of the Normandy landings, known as D-Day, in France during World War II. According to state officials, 1.5...
by The Center Square | Jun 6, 2025
A Florida sheriff has been charged in a public-corruption related investigation that involved an illegal gambling operation. Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez and others in a massive...
