NEW FLORIDA LAWS – 8 laws that went into effect 8 days ago
Of the 3,500 bills filed by lawmakers in Tallahassee, 191 became law nine days ago. Here are a few of the notable ones that...
DeSantis slashes $1 billion from state budget
The good news: teachers will get their raises and the Everglades Restoration Project funding is largely intact. The bad news is that Gov. Ron...
Incumbent State Attorney faces 2 challengers
The race for State Attorney, or top prosecutor, of the 16th Judicial Circuit includes two challengers — Democrat Donald Barrett and Republican Mark Kohl...
Experts predict 8 to 19 named hurricanes this season
Hurricane forecasters work year-round, attempting to predict what Mother Nature will do. They take into account wind patterns, water temperatures and other data. Colorado...
Majority of council supports continuation of pedestrian bridge project
A pedestrian bridge funded by the Florida Department of Transportation near Founders Park in Islamorada will move ahead after a majority of village council...
Gyms can reopen, restaurants to 50% capacity beginning Monday
Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized Florida’s next opening step as a “full phase one” during a Friday press conference in Jacksonville. Effective Monday, May 18,...
Raschein endorses Islamorada councilman Mooney for state representative
Florida State Rep. Holly Raschein knows what it takes to represent the unique 120th district, which comprises the Florida Keys and a portion of...
Nuñez: Monroe must find ‘that happy medium’ in reopening Keys
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a series in an interview with Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez.
On May 4, a slow and methodical reopening...
State House candidate Lopez qualifies by petition
Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives District 120, Rhonda Rebman Lopez, has officially received enough signatures from District 120 voters to place...
The data and the curve
From the local level to the state, task force groups are forming to examine reopening plans and the easing of restrictions, which have been...
