News Service of Florida

Duke customers are expected to see increased electric bills in 2023, but the proposal would ease that rise.

The projection has been scaled back because Citizens has not seen as many claims as initially expected in areas outside of hard-hit Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

In backing a Leon County judge, the appeals court panel said the department had not demonstrated that the decision “would result in irreparable harm.”

Insurers were required to begin submitting claims data Friday and will continue submitting the information each day through Oct. 7.

Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Warren in August, accusing him of “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties.”

Florida Power & Light, the largest utility in the state, has nearly 16,000 workers in 24 staging areas. Tampa Electric has about 3,000 workers from a dozen states poised to help restore power after the storm passes.

Funds for private schools went from $326 million in 2020 to an estimated $1.3 billion for the 2022-2023 school year, according to the report.

The state Commission on Ethics this week sent the case against Agreculture Commissioner Nikki Fried to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, where a judge will conduct a hearing.

The former Florida Department of Health data analyst drew national attention after defying Governor Ron DeSantis over COVID-19 data. She is running for a Northwest Florida congressional seat in the November election.

An investigation from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the teachers providing copies of the exam as "study guides" for the students.