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Florida News Archive

May 13, 2024

Study details heat risks for workers

Tallahassee – After Florida lawmakers this year barred local heat protections for workers, a new study cites “strong and robust evidence that excessive heat increases the frequency of injuries” to workers — with risks particularly in the South.
May 8, 2024

State, feds tangle over immigration case

Tallahassee – Florida and the federal government squared off this week in an appeals court about whether the state could legally challenge Biden administration policies that led to undocumented immigrants being released from detention.
May 7, 2024

Lower gas costs trim Duke, TECO bills

Tallahassee – State regulators Tuesday approved plans that will save money for customers of Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. starting in June.
May 6, 2024

Hospital operator files for bankruptcy

Tallahassee – A company that operates eight Florida hospitals filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, calling it a “necessary measure to allow the company to continue to provide necessary care to its patients in their communities without disruption.”
May 3, 2024

Feds say they can handle permits amid fight

Tallahassee – Federal environmental officials have pushed back against arguments by Florida that a legal fight over wetlands-related permitting has put more than 1,000 permit applications into “regulatory limbo.”
May 2, 2024

State issues abortion rules

Tallahassee – With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children.
May 1, 2024

Snake release looks to restore ecosystem

Bristol – In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.
Apr 30, 2024

Florida, other states target Title IX rule

Tallahassee – Targeting issues about sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida joined three other states Monday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
Apr 29, 2024

State eyes increased calls on wildlife

Tallahassee – Bears and coyotes and raccoons, oh my!

As Florida’s population expands, state wildlife officials have seen a more than 33 percent increase in calls for assistance related to wild animals during the past five years, according to a presentation that could go before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week.

Apr 26, 2024

Florida seeks stay in wetlands permitting fight

Tallahassee – Pointing to what it called “irreparable injuries,” Florida has asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a district judge’s ruling as a legal battle continues to play out about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands.
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