TALLAHASSEE --- After the Florida Senate tweaked its proposed new congressional maps, the House on Monday rolled out its first efforts for the once-a-decade redistricting process. Read more
HCA Healthcare, which operates 47 hospitals in Florida, said Tuesday it will build additional hospitals in Gainesville, The Villages area and Fort Myers. “Florida continues to experience rapid population growth, and the addition of these new hospitals will help HCA Florida Healthcare meet th… Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- Promoting Florida as “greener pastures” for law-enforcement officers, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday teased a plan for salary increases and bonuses as part of his upcoming budget proposal. Read more
Two Republican lawmakers have filed proposals that would allow high-school students to meet part of Bright Futures scholarship requirements through paid work instead of volunteer service.
TALLAHASSEE --- For the second consecutive year, the hurricane season has exhausted a list of storm names. Read more
A group of parents and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration Monday asked an appeals court to dismiss a legal fight about a DeSantis executive order aimed at preventing school mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- Heading into Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping rush, Florida had its lowest four-week run of new unemployment claims since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- A Missouri judge on Monday at least temporarily blocked a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health-care workers in 10 states, while a separate Florida challenge to the mandate will be considered by an appeals court. Read more
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was hit with 7,899 lawsuits during the first nine months of 2021, as it saw an increase in new and pending cases, according to an executive summary prepared for a committee of the Citizens Board of Governors. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- State and federal wildlife agencies have set up a joint team as they continue to respond to an alarming number of manatee deaths in Florida and as waters start to get colder for the lumbering sea cows. Read more