News Service of Florida

Florida wildlife officials this week will hear a proposal to create an annual “limited-entry” black bear hunt, with a December hunting period the first in more than a decade.

The law, dubbed by sponsors the “Protection of Children” bill, sought to prevent venues from admitting children to adult live performances.

The University of Florida on Sunday night announced it had identified one person as the school's possible next president: Dr. Santa J. Ono, the current president of the University of Michigan.

A federal judge Friday cleared the way for a California-based company to continue pursuing a challenge to a 2024 state law that bans the sale and manufacturing of “cultivated” meat in Florida.

The lawsuit was filed in part by operators of Cafe Risque and Serenity Bushey, who performed at Cafe Risque but was barred by the law from working there because she was under 21.

As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies.

Pointing to the federal government’s power to regulate immigration, a U.S. district judge Friday temporarily blocked a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants.

Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday.

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas.

A Senate panel Monday supported repealing a 2022 law that prevents the release of information about applicants to become state college and university presidents, days after House Speaker Daniel Perez strongly backed the idea.