Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the DEP proposed over the summer to allow intensive development in some of Florida’s most ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...

A bill filed by a Republican state senator would put big guardrails around any future plans by the state to develop state ...

TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...

Sometimes the executive branch has to be corrected, R. Bruce Anderson writes. SB 80 prevents the kind of nonsense the DEP was ...

Florida lawmakers are now pushing a bill that would block development within state parks - that includes restricting building ...

Gayle Harrell Tuesday as she introduced a bill to protect Florida’s award-winning state parks from development such as golf courses, tennis courts and luxury lodges. The Senate's Environment and ...

The State Park Preservation Act was designed to protect Florida state parks by requiring the DEP to prioritize conservation and protection. Under the act, The bill defines “conservation-based ...

proposed over the summer to allow intensive development in some of Florida’s most beloved state parks, they gave Florida the gift of unity. Everyone hated the idea. A firestorm of ...

A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first ...

Florida Senator Gayle Harrell introduced a bill to protect Florida State Parks from overdevelopment. The bill would require the Division of State Lands to make land management plans public and ...