TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill to restrict Florida from building sports facilities and large lodges on state parks is now a law.Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 209 Thursday, which the state legislature passed unanimously. The uproar came last year after…

Jim Turner  |  NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDATALLAHASSEE — A proposal designed to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Senate.The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Tuesday backed the bill…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday began moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and…

Scrub Jay critical part of Florida’s environmentThe Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one…