Analysts generally see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recently proposed fiscal 2025-2026 budget as fiscally responsible, with ...

State Sen. Gayle Harrell filed a bill to protect Florida state parks after the uproar last summer over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ...

The measure’s sponsor, Stuart Republican Sen. Gayle Harrell, said the Governor’s “ Great Outdoors Initiative ,” which the ...

SOMBER ANNIVERSARY — Today marks seven years since the tragic mass shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...

Bill moving forward that would prevent building such things golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state ...

The bill comes after news of the state's plans for a 'Great Outdoors Initiative' that would have included golf courses at state parks.

The bill requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify the public 30 days before a public hearing ...

The rare snow in Pensacola, Tallahassee and other parts of North Florida is long gone. Post-card perfect weather is returning to the Sunshine State along with outdoor weddings, birthday parties and ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are weirder than others.

Ron DeSantis shelved it ... that helped create the first state park in 1916 (Royal Park, now part of the Everglades National Park), said the measure provides guardrails for parks management ...