by Caden DeLisa | Feb 4, 2025
Legislation was introduced on Monday that would establish the Florida Museum of Black History, a state-supported institution dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Black Floridians. The bill, filed by Sen. Tom Leek, would establish a 13-member board responsible...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 4, 2025
Visit Florida President and CEO Dana Young said Monday her retirement will take effect Friday, two months after announcing she was stepping down after leading the tourism-marketing agency since 2019. “I really am retiring. I’m not taking another job,” Young told the...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 4, 2025
After spending a week castigating a legislative plan addressing illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday adopted a more conciliatory tone as he laid out his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. DeSantis has been locked in a fierce battle with House...
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...
