TALLAHASSEE — More than 180 landowners have applied to a state-funded program — a target of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto pen — designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential ...

Having failed to negotiate bicameral support last year, Senate President Ben Albritton renewed Thursday his push to bolster ...

Senate Bill 1118 would limit local governments' abilities to control growth in rural areas. One committee in the Florida Senate recommended in favor of the bill last week by a split vote. The bill ...

More than 180 landowners have applied to a state-funded program — a target of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto pen — designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development. The ...

But where other regions see data centers as threats, Florida communities see opportunity.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet could be poised to approve spending more than $318 million to buy conservation land and enter other deals that would shield rural properties from ...

Florida’s recently passed Rural Renaissance bill (SB 110) is being sold as a gift to small towns. On the surface, it seems like one. Investments in rural hospitals and incentives for teachers to work ...

Owners of three farms have signed deals with the state, totaling nearly $9 million, to restrict future residential and commercial development, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced Monday.

When nonresidents think of Florida, crowded beaches and tourist hotspots like Orlando's Disney World and Universal are most likely top-of-mind. A recent nationwide study and poll from BusinessElectric ...