by Caden DeLisa | Apr 9, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday introducing harsher penalties for organized retail theft and porch piracy in Florida, escalating charges based on the scale of theft and involvement. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday that introduces...
by Jim Maxwell | Apr 9, 2024
Every January, like clockwork, big drug companies raise prescription drug prices. The start-of-year price hikes are part of an annual cycle where drug companies raise prices in two batches, once in January, and again in June and July. During the first two weeks of...
by Caden DeLisa | Apr 8, 2024
Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an academic health center in Tallahassee and expand FSU’s Health initiative with a medical campus in Panama City Beach. Florida State University...
by Caden DeLisa | Apr 8, 2024
FloridaCommerce announced a reduction in the commercial lease sales tax rate from 4.5 percent to 2.0 percent, effective June 1, 2024, expected to save business owners $1 billion. FloridaCommerce, the state’s business advocacy group, announced on Monday a...
by Andrew Powell | The Center Square Contributor | Apr 8, 2024
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council has endorsed a new premium reimbursement formula expected to lighten the financial load on insurers in Florida by reducing reimbursement rates. The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council has approved...
by News Service of Florida | Apr 8, 2024
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts requested a 60-day delay in a federal legal dispute against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, aiming to facilitate negotiations following a settlement in a related state-court case. After reaching a...