Oct 18, 2024
Florida Ag facing ‘unprecedented financial strain’
Tallahassee – Damages to farmers and ranchers from Hurricane Milton may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that pummeled Florida since August 2023, according to state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson.
Oct 17, 2024
Roofers wary of lower workers’ comp rates
Tallahassee – Pointing to issues such as heavy demand for repairs after hurricanes and an increase in young, inexperienced workers, a roofing-contractors industry group Tuesday argued against lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates for roofers.
Oct 16, 2024
Courts grapple with gun age laws
Tallahassee – With a federal appeals court poised next week to hear a challenge to a Florida law that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday at least temporarily allowed a Pennsylvania gun restriction on young adults.
Oct 15, 2024
Gas prices stable as stations still shuttered
Tallahassee – Average gasoline prices in Florida remained stable during the past week despite increased demand in the run-up to Hurricane Milton and as hundreds of stations are still without electricity after the storm.
Oct 11, 2024
Citrus season forecast ‘extremely discouraging’
Tallahassee – A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane Milton swept across Central Florida.
Oct 10, 2024
Flooding a fear in Hurricane Milton’s aftermath
Tallahassee – Hurricane Milton swept through Florida, slightly less catastrophic than forecast.
Oct 9, 2024
Moms for Liberty gets win in school board case
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Tuesday backed a chapter of the group Moms for Liberty in a constitutional challenge to Brevard County School Board policies that placed restrictions on speakers at board meetings.
Oct 8, 2024
Fuel supplies key amid Hurricane Milton evacuations
Tallahassee – As residents evacuate on congested highways ahead of Hurricane Milton, Florida officials said the state does not have a fuel shortage amid efforts to ensure that supplies continue to reach gas stations.
Oct 7, 2024
Milton could lead to large evacuation
Tallahassee – Florida has ramped up debris-removal efforts and recalled emergency workers who provided aid in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, as residents of Florida’s West Coast face another potentially major storm barreling through the deep, warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Oct 4, 2024
Trans treatment restrictions to continue
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Thursday refused to reconsider a decision that allowed Florida to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle about the restrictions plays out.