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Florida News Archive

Mar 4, 2025

Senators ok repealing later school start times

Tallahassee – With school districts across the state expressing support, Florida senators Mar. 3 started moving forward with a bill that would repeal requirements aimed at later daily start times in many high schools.
Mar 3, 2025

School book fight gets green light

Tallahassee – With major publishing companies and authors arguing a 2023 state law violates First Amendment rights, a federal judge Feb. 28 refused to dismiss a lawsuit against members of the State Board of Education over the removal of school library books.
Feb 28, 2025

FPL proposes rate increases

Tallahassee – Florida Power & Light on Feb. 28 filed a proposal that would lead to higher electric bills for customers over the next four years, with the utility pointing to issues such as growth and a need to build more solar-energy facilities.
Feb 27, 2025

State could allow Apalachicola oyster harvesting

Tallahassee – State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after a halt during the past four years.
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.
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