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

Bill moving forward that would prevent building such things golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state ...

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

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

A controversial proposal for state parks sparked public outcry last year. Learn how legislators are responding to preserve ...

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

"I want to make sure we are protecting our parks," state Sen. Gayle Harrell told POLITICO. "But I also want to make sure ...

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

Florida was the first state to give the green light to so-called “advanced birthing centers.” Nearly one year later, though, the DeSantis administration hasn’t passed the regulations needed to license ...

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

The bill comes after news of the state's plans for a 'Great Outdoors Initiative' that would have included golf courses at state parks.

Last summer, the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection proposed a plan to build hotels, golf courses and other amenities ...