Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

Decisions to appoint U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz as national security adviser will send ripples through Florida politics.

About 67% of voters supported what appeared on the ballot as Amendment 2 and was titled “Right to Fish and Hunt.” Constitutional amendments need support from 60 percent of voters to pass.

Supporters of the measure have raised significantly more money than opponents, and political experts think the proposal likely will receive the required support of 60% of voters to pass.

Florida law requires most stations to be able to run on generators, while requiring gas-station chains to have at least one portable generator for every 10 fuel outlets they own in a county.

The Florida Ports Council said the strike will affect items such as clothing, furniture, and construction and hurricane supplies. There's “a genuine concern about getting much needed supplies to storm-ravaged communities in Florida and up the Eastern seaboard.”

Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect in October, including one that limits where homeless people can sleep, one that creates a license plate for Parrot Heads, and one that passed requirements about flood disclosures for home buyers.

The plan will allow the school to receive $15 million that was included in the state budget and puts the school on pace to request $200 million-plus over the next five years.

He said "we do need to do something this year" to help with increased costs for repairs and property insurance. The 2025 regular legislative session begins in March.

Legislators are confident areas such as education and health care will not suffer in 2025.

Hillsborough would also get a disc golf course as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection detailed its vision for all of the state parks.