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Feb 26, 2025

Wildlife officials weigh possible bear hunt

Tallahassee – Florida wildlife officials will hold a series of online meetings in March and April about the possibility of a return to bear hunting in the state.
Feb 25, 2025

Sheriffs gear up to aid immigration enforcement

Tallahassee – All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
Feb 24, 2025

10 legislative issues to watch

Tallahassee – Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session:
Feb 21, 2025

Ports eye improvements to aid supply chains

Tallahassee – Florida port leaders continue to point to supply-chain problems in recent years as they push lawmakers to increase transportation infrastructure funding.
Feb 20, 2025

Senate unveils ‘rural renaissance’ plan

Tallahassee – Senate President Ben Albritton calls it the “fight for a rural renaissance in Florida.”

And Feb. 19, the Senate released a 129-page bill that would take steps to try to bolster health care, education, roads and economic development in 31 counties that, in many cases, have not experienced the same booming growth as other parts of Florida.

Feb 19, 2025

House eyes lawsuit limits

Tallahassee – Florida House members Feb. 19 began moving forward with a proposal that would raise limits on payments by state agencies, local governments, school districts and public hospitals in lawsuits over people getting injured.
Feb 18, 2025

‘Welcome mat’ rolling out for Trump library

Tallahassee – A proposal that would block local government oversight of the construction and management of an anticipated presidential library in Florida for President Donald Trump cleared its first Senate committee Feb. 18.
Feb 17, 2025

Uthmeier takes reins as Attorney General

Tallahassee – With Gov. Ron DeSantis describing him as a “bulldog,” James Uthmeier was elevated Monday to become Florida attorney general after serving as the governor’s chief of staff.
Feb 14, 2025

Flood program borrows $2B after storm claims

Tallahassee – After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is borrowing $2 billion to pay National Flood Insurance Program claims.
Feb 13, 2025

Required death penalty sought in immigration plan

Tallahassee – Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills advanced Feb. 12 by key House and Senate committees.
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