A Gen Xer who moved from Florida to New Mexico saves $1,000 a month and feels safer from climate disasters

Chris Gates relocated from Miami Beach to Santa Fe in search of lower costs and climate risks.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics

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Trooper's Law, named after dog left behind during hurricane, passes Florida Senate

Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema for screening 'No Other Land'

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner said on Wednesday he dropped his threat to evict an art house cinema from city property for screening Oscar-winning "No Other Land," a film about the Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Florida Senate OKs bill named after dog found tied to I-4 fence before Hurricane Milton

SB 150 is also known as “Trooper’s Law,” named after the dog that was found tied to a fence along I-4 hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall. If passed, Trooper's Law would make restraining a dog outside during a natural disaster punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Senate unanimously approves rural Florida schools, roads, business package

Rural communities are a step closer to a “buffet” of grants, loans, and administrative support for roads, schools, and businesses. SB 110, dubbed by Senate President Ben Albritton as the Rural Renaissance, received unanimous support on the Senate floor Wednesday. It now heads to the House.  The measure would create the Office of Rural Prosperity […]

What WPTV viewers are saying about proposal to end property taxes in Florida

The debate over property taxes in Florida is heating up. There are currently three bills being considered by lawmakers that look to lower taxes or even eliminate them altogether.

First responders drive through Miami-Dade brush fire

‘Trooper’s Law’ passed by Florida Legislature

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, has passed in the Florida Senate.

Jimmy's Dailys to Make Stakes Debut in Florida Derby

Trainer Brian Lynch confirmed that Donald Dizney's Jimmy's Dailys will make his next start in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29.