State of Florida

Brightline launches South Florida-to-Orlando service

Brightline began service from West Palm Beach to Orlando on Sept. 22. The first train, Bright Pink, pulled into Orlando at 11:05 a.m.

Florida minimum wage set to go to $12

Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour on Sept. 30, as the state continues carrying out a constitutional amendment.

Florida looking to expand land conservation through Florida Forever

Florida could approve spending more than $141 million to conserve 42,000 acres of land from the Panhandle to southwest of Lake Okeechobee.

Recreational marijuana initiative launched in Florida

Trulieve is backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana.

Florida’s school voucher expansion

The growth of Florida’s school voucher programs following a major expansion of the programs started coming into focus this week.

Florida jobless rate stays at 2.7 percent

Florida’s unemployment rate held at 2.7 percent in August for a second consecutive month.

‘Vigilance’ about mosquitoes urged after malaria cases found

Experts on Tuesday pointed to a continuing need in Florida to combat mosquito-borne illnesses.

Citizens Idalia claims top 2,000

The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has received “a little over” 2,000 claims from Hurricane Idalia.

Gas prices down in Florida, ‘defying the odds’

Despite the impact of Hurricane Idalia and an uptick last week in the price of oil, Florida gasoline prices continued to drop.

Budget in ‘good shape,’ but surpluses will dip

State budget leaders expressed some caution Friday that general-revenue surpluses are projected to decline over the next three years.