by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Oct 22, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — With supporters saying the deal will help transition to cleaner energy, the Florida Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a settlement that will increase base rates for customers of Tampa Electric Co. over the next three years. The...
by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 21, 2021
The state’s housing market reported higher median prices, a rise in all-cash sales and constrained inventory levels in September compared to a year ago, according to new housing data from Florida Realtors. “The September data shows that while median...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 21, 2021
Citing rapidly approaching federal deadlines, Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans early Thursday to call lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a Special Legislative Session to consider a number of proposals designed to protect the rights of individual workers...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 21, 2021
(The Center Square) – Florida lawmakers will have $7.3 billion in unallocated general revenues to spend when they begin their 60-day 2022 legislative session on Jan. 11. That’s good news, the Florida House’s budget chief said Tuesday, especially when compared to...
by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 20, 2021
Days after announcing her gubernatorial bid, Democratic State Senator Annette Taddeo’s contract opened on Predict It well below the competition. The betting proposition, which launched in April on the online prediction market, shows Taddeo’s contract...
by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 20, 2021
Raptor Technologies, a leader in school safety software, announced on Wednesday that Raptor Alert is being implemented within 17 Florida school districts as their panic alert provider for compliance with Alyssa’s Law. Florida districts implementing Raptor...
by John Haughey - The Center Square | Oct 20, 2021
(The Center Square) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Florida’s 15 ports and $117 billion maritime trade industry can save Christmas. “We have to make sure people can go Christmas shopping as normal. We have to make sure all the necessities are there,”...
by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 19, 2021
The Sunshine State continues to be a top choice for retirees, according to a new list from U.S. News & World Report. On Tuesday, the news media company unveiled the 2021-2022 Best Places to Retire in the United States. The new list evaluates the...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 19, 2021
Florida’s pension system got a financial boost during the past fiscal year, as it had a 29.46 percent investment return, according to a report posted online Monday by state economists. The report said the system continued to have what is known as an “unfunded...
by Dara Kam - News Service of Florida | Oct 19, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Dealing a win to Governor Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe, a federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a gambling agreement that allows the tribe to have control over sports betting in Florida. Owners of the pari-mutuels...
