The News Service of Florida
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A Senate committee has approved scaling back a law that temporarily blocks cities and counties from allowing "restrictive or burdensome" changes to growth plans. -
House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, offered remarks as the House convened Tuesday on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. -
Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, offered remarks as the Senate convened Tuesday on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. -
Patricia Duarte has asked for a continuance of her scheduled criminal trial after the coalition's former President and CEO Tiffany Carr pleaded no contest to felony charges. -
While still considered just above "full employment" by state economists, the November rate was 4.2%, up from 3.5% a year earlier. -
A Leon County circuit judge wrote that the laws allow access to facilities such as state prisons and county jails — but not to the immigrant-detention center run by the state. -
Former Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence President and CEO Tiffany Carr pleaded no contest to two felony charges related to money earmarked for domestic violence shelters. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier and two major business groups have urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment. -
After Florida’s black bear hunt in December, conservationists could seek to add bears to the federal threatened species list. -
Visit Florida reports a slight increase between July and September despite fewer Canadian tourists amid tensions between the countries.
