Tallahassee – A sales-tax “holiday” will start Saturday that can help Floridians prepare for storms as the state moves into the peak of hurricane season, while another set of tax breaks is on the horizon for people buying tools and other work gear.
Tallahassee – As conservation groups object to the possibility of adding lodging, pickleball and golf at state parks, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection late Wednesday released information targeting what it said was “confusion” about the plan.
Tallahassee – A battle about a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on social-media platforms will get a more-detailed look from a federal district judge.
Tallahassee – Unemployment in Florida held steady at 3.3 percent in July, while retirements among Baby Boomers and some Gen Xers are affecting the state’s labor force.
Tallahassee – Florida this week revamped a lawsuit that challenges a new federal rule requiring more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers, in part pointing to lower attendance at gun shows.
Tallahassee – Attorneys for condemned killer Loran Cole have asked the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of his scheduled Aug. 29 execution, saying the state’s lethal-injection procedures likely would cause “needless pain and suffering” because of Cole’s symptoms from Parkinson’s disease.
Tallahassee – More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, with Democrats competing in 14 districts and Republicans squaring off in 21.
Tallahassee – More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1, but the number being performed is down after a law took effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, according to newly released state data.
