Miami Moves to Seize Part of Posh Island After Fuel Fight June 8, 2026 By Anna J. Kaiser Miami’s mayor is moving to forcibly acquire 10 acres of land on Fisher Island, one of the priciest ZIP codes...
DeSantis Plan to Cut Florida Property Taxes Heads to Ballot—With Schools Removed June 3, 2026 Florida lawmakers have approved a stripped-down version of a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis to slash property taxes, removing local...
South Florida Wildfires Have Burned Thousands of Acres May 14, 2026 A pair of South Florida wildfires that torched thousands of acres in the Everglades over the weekend spread Monday as...
Palm Beach Billionaires Feud Over Who’s Really Protecting the Everglades April 20, 2026 By Michael Smith Sugar tycoons Jose “Pepe” Fanjul and Alfonso “Alfy” Fanjul Jr. have a plan to dig up thousands of acres of...
Florida Needs More – Much More – Wind Mitigation, Say Experts at OIR Summit April 20, 2026 By William Rabb Florida has the largest wind-mitigation grant program in the country, providing more than $300 million to homeowners over the last...
Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire March 2, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Firefighters in southwest Florida on Friday continued battling an expansive blaze on a federal nature preserve as an unusually intense...
Tampa Bay Rays’ New Stadium in Tampa: What We Know So Far January 29, 2026 By Freida Frisaro For many of the nearly 28 years since the Tampa Bay Rays held their inaugural game in St. Petersburg’s domed...
Florida House Panel Passes Bill Requiring Human Touch on Claims Denials December 11, 2025 A Florida House subcommittee this week approved a bill that would mandate human involvement in property insurance claims denials, a...
Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction October 24, 2025 By Todd Woody Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal...
Florida Chemical Plant Releases Toxic Vapor Cloud But No Injuries Reported October 6, 2025 A toxic cloud of chemicals was released from an industrial site near Cocoa Beach last week, but authorities said no...