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Curan Ahern/WUFT NewsGov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget on June 29, and it took effect July 1. The budget allocated just over $63 million to Florida’s state parks. -
The proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1F) would increase the current $50,000 homestead exemption to $150,000 next year and $250,000 the following year.
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Alligator Alcatraz closed on June 25, just shy of its one-year anniversary. But even before it opened on July 1, 2025, the facility faced numerous lawsuits. -
A 2-1 ruling from the three-judge panel on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Florida’s assertion it could control the speech of its employees. -
From data center regulation to Florida Virtual School access, here are some of the big ones. -
After online debates, delays and Bell's appointment as interim president, UF has a full time leader again. -
At a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting Tuesday, Florida’s top cops said some are barely cooperating or not engaging at all in President Donald Trump’s agenda. -
The ban led to an immediate increase in demand, said GRACE Marketplace CEO Darius Williams. -
Stuart Bell's tenure as interim president starts July 1. -
Bell now advances to the state Board of Governors, which has the final say.
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The proposed golf course would sit west of Haile Plantation and south of Tioga, along Parker Road. -
"We're going to be potentially cutting into the bone or into the muscle to find another what looks like could be as much as 20% in our budget to cut," Marden said.
