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House tax package gets bipartisan backing

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Thursday unanimously approved a wide-ranging $1.38 billion tax package that would…

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Disney sues state over ‘retaliation’

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Mostly silent on the issue for the past year, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on…

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Monorail Latest Target in Disney Feud

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Disney’s iconic monorail system would face periodic state inspections, as Republican lawmakers continue to back…

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By the Numbers: March Housing Prices

By The News Service of Florida The industry group Florida Realtors on Friday released a report that said the statewide median sales price for single-family…

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DeSantis targets Early Alert vendor for woking us

Gov. Ron DeSantis called for “swift accountability” over an emergency-alert test that went out to smartphones early Thursday. At 4:45 a.m., an alert was issued…

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More on latest attack on Disney

DeSantis Ratchets Up Disney Fight By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Escalating his attacks on Walt Disney Co., Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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Insolvencies hit policyholders in wallet

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State insurance regulators last week signed off on a plan that will lead to policyholders…

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10 Big Issues At Legislative Halftime

By Jim Saunders.The News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers Wednesday reached the halfway point in this year’s 60-day legislative session. The House and Senate have…

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Contractors win, Consumer lose another

From The News Service of Florida: The Florida Senate gave final approval Wednesday night to a bill that would shorten the time for residents to…

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House, Senate move forward on budget plans

By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate budget committees Tuesday quickly advanced proposed record spending plans…

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Florida by the Numbers: Top 10 Residential Insurers

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation last week posted data about property-insurance policies as of Dec. 31. Here were the insurers with the most residential…

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DeSantis quickly signs voucher expansion

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Calling the measure a “game changer,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday quickly signed a massive…

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