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Short-term vacation rental bill passes in FL Senate, but regulations …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Florida lawmakers took significant steps Thursday toward regulating short-term vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, but local officials fear that the measure won’t resolve the conflicts that have existed for years in their communities. That said, the Florida Senate passed a measure [SB 280) that includes the issue of occupancy for statewide vacation rental […]
Audit: 'Urgent need’ to improve state prison system – will FL state ...
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Concerned about dilapidated buildings in Florida’s statewide prison system, the state Senate has set aside $100 million a year for 30 years to address repairs and new construction, a total of $3 billion. But the state House hasn’t followed suit. That sets up a fiscal clash as House and Senate lawmakers craft Florida’s 2024-25 budget. […]
Nikki Fried joins the race for Florida Democratic Party Chair
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has officially entered the race to lead the Florida Democratic Party. “As Florida Democrats, we either fight like hell against right-win extremism or accept irrelevance and oppression,” Fried tweeted Monday morning. “I choose to fight. That’s why I’m running to be the Chair of the @FlaDems.
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WEBABOUT US. The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and ...
Decades later, EPA still working on cleanup of Florida’s “Mount …
WEBJan 6, 2022 · Before long, they had excavated 250,000 cubic yards of toxic soil, creating what locals dubbed “Mount Dioxin.”. In flat Florida, soaring 60-foot-high Mount Dioxin became the most prominent feature of the city’s landscape. Why, it was even taller than the 50-foot Confederate monument downtown!
Some foreign-trained physicians could skip residency to practice ...
WEBJan 12, 2024 · One of the ways the Florida Senate’s ‘Live Healthy’ initiative could increase the supply of doctors is by creating another licensure pathway for physicians trained outside of the U.S. As lawmakers started looking into the state of Florida’s healthcare workforce ahead of this year’s legislative session, it became …
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
WEBMar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The …
At Florida hot spring, developers get a warm reception
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Unlike the other big-name springs in Florida, such as Silver Springs and Wakulla Springs, Warm Mineral Springs is not owned by the state park system. The spring and its 61.4-acre park belong to the city of North Port in southern Sarasota County. Unlike those cool, clear springs gushing to the surface in North Florida, it’s a spring where the ...
When it comes to Florida developers and water board chair, …
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Miklos started out as just another member when then-Gov. Charlie Crist first appointed him to the St. Johns governing board in 2010. But then he was reappointed by Crist’s successor, Rick Scott, who had gutted the staff and budget of all five water districts. After Miklos was elected board chair in 2013, business at his Bio-Tech company boomed.
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