by Caden DeLisa | Mar 1, 2023
Florida’s seaports handled a record high of 112.5 million tons of cargo received in 2022, a 6 percent increase from the previous year, supporting 900,000 direct and indirect jobs, $117.6 billion in economic value, and 13.3 percent of Florida’s GDP. The...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 23, 2023
If it takes more than two decades to build a high-speed train track, is it really “high-speed” rail, or high-speed fail? Twelve years ago this month, then-Florida Governor Rick Scott declined an offer of $2.4 billion in federal funding from the administration of...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Feb 23, 2023
A circuit judge dismissed a lawsuit against the DeSantis Administration after Florida passed a new law regarding migrant transport. Governor DeSantis sparked controversy last year by flying migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, which led to the lawsuit. The...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 21, 2023
While tort reform is the top priority for Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in the 2023 legislative session, the group also listed 133 other priorities broken down by industry. AIF will advocate for legislative changes through specific policy councils and...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Feb 21, 2023
The DeSantis Administration is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the transport of migrants to Massachusetts as it argues that the case is moot due to a bill passed during a special legislative session. The bill repealed the part of the budget used as a basis...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Feb 17, 2023
Increased launches at the busiest US spaceport are causing conflicts with cruise ships at Port Canaveral. Talks are underway to address the increasing scheduling issues involving cruise ships arriving and departing at Port Canaveral. Timing conflicts with launches...
