Florida News (Page 209)

(The Center Square) – A multi-agency operation led by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s office has crippled another fentanyl trafficking ring, this time in Lakeland, Florida. It comes on the heels of another successful drug bust Judd announced in April after investigators disrupted a Mexican drug trafficking organization operating inContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a number of bills from the 2024 legislative session, including one that would’ve mandated changes to vacation rentals. Senate Bill 280 would’ve required vacation rental advertising platforms to collect and remit specific taxes while adding regulations for lodging and foodContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis touted billions in funding for transportation relief and easing growing congestion on the roads in this year’s budget in a news conference on Thursday. For this current year’s budget which goes into effect on July 1, $14.5 billion was appropriated for 946 differentContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – The Jacksonville Jaguars became the second NFL team this week to get a large sum of public money for a stadium renovation when the City Council voted 14-1 to approve $775 million toward a $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium. The Jaguars and NFL are expectedContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Florida regulators have held four public meetings over the past few weeks to gather feedback from customers who will be affected by Duke Energy Florida’s proposed base rate hike. In April, the company petitioned the Florida Public Service Commission to permanently increase its base rates withContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — A recently released report on the well-being of children gave Florida high marks for education but ranked the state poorly for several other measures. The nonprofit Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual Kids Count Data Book, and while Florida ranked among the highest for education,Continue Reading

(The Center Square) — A bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis this week will help needy families receive additional help toward what the bill sponsor says will be self-sufficiency. DeSantis signed House Bill 1267, which would revise the tenants of several commonly used public assistance programs in Florida.Continue Reading

(The Center Square) – A northeastern Florida sheriff warned drug dealers Thursday morning at a drug bust, saying, “if you are going to peddle this poison in our community, we are coming to get you.” A major drug trafficking ring responsible for dealing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamines, and cocaine in VolusiaContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills on Thursday intended to support Florida veterans and their spouses. House Bill 725 expands the eligibility for admissions to a long-term care facility for veterans to include spouses and surviving spouses of qualifying veterans. HB 1329 revises existing programs andContinue Reading