Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
ReporterJim Turner is a reporter for the News Service of Florida.
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Florida lawmakers are moving forward with plans that would give the state more control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Gov. Ron DeSantis had targeted last year after the Walt Disney Co. criticized a controversial education law.
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Democrats criticized the speech for what wasn’t mentioned, including "everyday issues" like property insurance, health care and affordable housing.
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GasBuddy predicts that prices will peak to at an average of $4.10 to $4.45 in the greater Tampa Bay region.
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They include toll credits for frequent drivers and measures to combat the rising cost of property insurance.
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Critics said the bill mainly helped insurance companies, not Floridians struggling with rising premiums.
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The forecast for the 2022-2023 season would put the industry at roughly half of the production from the 2021-2022 growing season, which itself resulted in decades-low numbers.
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A draft of the bill, which will be presented during a special legislative session that starts Monday, would allow property tax refunds to those who were forced from their homes for more than a month.
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They include feeding lettuce for the second straight year, as poor water quality and algae blooms have depleted seagrass beds that provide a key food source for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon.
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Visit Florida estimates the state attracted 35 million travelers during the third quarter, a 6.9% increase from 2021. The estimate was also 8% above the same period of 2019, before the pandemic.
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Outgoing Senate President Wilton Simpson was elected agriculture commissioner while Attorney General Ashley Moody and CFO Jimmy Patronis won second terms.