Jim Turner
Jim Turner is a reporter for the News Service of Florida.
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The bill would address issues that led to a legal challenge after the September flights, including making clear that $1.565 million already spent by the DeSantis administration is “deemed approved.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is laying out more proposals to reshape education policy in Florida. At a press conference in Jacksonville, he voiced support for making school board elections partisan.
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Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans Tuesday to spend 3.5 billion dollars in his second term on environmental projects such as restoring the Everglades and addressing water-quality problems.
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Florida lawmakers are moving forward with plans that would give the state more control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Gov. Ron DeSantis had targeted last year after the Walt Disney Co. criticized a controversial education law.
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Florida’s emergency-management director wants lawmakers to make changes to help with disaster preparation and response.
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State wildlife officials approved a seasonal no-entry zone in an area of Brevard County waters where manatees gather in effort to provide more protections to the sea cows.
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Florida wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and release venomous reptiles.
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Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo outlined what she described a “conservative agenda” that proposes expansion of parental rights and state wildlife corridor, along with workforce housing.
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Rep. Senator Marco Rubio debated challenger Dem. Congresswoman Val Demings at an event at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth where candidates sparred over immigration, gun rights, foreign relations and more
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Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an industry ravaged by Hurricane Ian as the new season gets underway.
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After traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County’s Sanibel Island as “destruction.”
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A legislative panel Friday approved money for more than 230 local projects and programs across the state, after receiving a detailed analysis of Florida’s financial picture from a top economist.