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A state senator from Bradenton has filed a bill that would roll back Key West's strict limits on cruise ship visitation.

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On Election Day, Key West voters approved three measures that would severely limit the cruise industry on the island. That issue was already in court — and now the people who pushed for the new limits want to stay part of the legal battle.

Key West voters approved measures that would cap the number of people who could disembark from cruise ships each day, the capacity of ships and to prioritize ships by health and environmental safety records.

It had originally planned cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami.

In November, Key West residents will get a chance to re-shape the cruise industry in the port town. A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for cruise industry questions to go on the ballot.

Cruise companies are canceling U.S. cruises until at least Oct. 31.The industry lobbying group Cruise Lines International Association announced Wednesday…

The harbor pilots who guide big ships into the Port of Key West are challenging three proposed city charter amendments that are scheduled to be on the…

Two and a half months after the cruise industry shut down, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the world’s largest cruise companies…

This post will be updated today, Monday, June 1, with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.WLRN staff continues to add to community…

About 2 million people a year visit Key West — and almost half of them get there on cruise ships. With the industry on pause due to the coronavirus…

Cruise ships have stopped carrying passengers after a wave of coronavirus cases. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the cruise lines. But whether they'll be successful is another question.