by Capitolist Staff | Aug 19, 2025
Florida drew a record 34.4 million visitors in the second quarter of 2025, with domestic travelers making up 91.5% of the total and international arrivals rising by double digits compared to last year, according to new state data released Tuesday. Of the total, 31.5...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2025
Hearing immigration cases near Miami as directed by the Trump administration this past weekend has led to the dismissal of part of a lawsuit involving Alligator Alcatraz. Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, issued a...
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 18, 2025
Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday called a Republican Caucus meeting in October to formally designate Sen. Jim Boyd as the next Senate president. In a memorandum to GOP senators, Senate President Albritton set the caucus vote for Oct. 14 in the Senate chamber....
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 18, 2025
More than 540 acres of farmland in Flagler and Putnam counties will be permanently preserved under a state program designed to protect agricultural operations from development pressures, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced Monday. The property, known as...
by The Center Square | Aug 18, 2025
Nearly $5,000 in tax cut savings is projected on average for Floridians, a report from The Tax Foundation says. Long range, more than 68,000 jobs are forecast to be added in the state as well, says the international nonprofit research organization publishing studies...
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 15, 2025
Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in July, the same as in June but up from 3.4 percent a year earlier, according to state figures released Friday. The national rate stood at 4.2 percent. The state added 7,300 jobs in July, bringing seasonally adjusted...
