Jim Turner

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jim Turner |Tom Urban

TALLAHASSEE - An effort to keep students off cellphones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Wednesday, though differences remain with a Senate proposal.

1 month ago | orlandosentinel.com | Dara Kam |Jim Turner

TALLAHASSEE - Department of Management Services Secretary Pedro Allende got a grilling Wednesday as a House budget panel digs into his agency's employment of out-of-state workers, spending on travel and other hot-button issues. Allende's appearance before the House State Administration Budget Subcommittee followed an inspector-general report that found his agency, which bills itself as "the business arm of Florida government," could not account for more than 2,200 state-owned vehicles.

Jan 14, 2025 | wusf.org | Jim Turner

Saying the issue can’t wait for the regular legislative session in March, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he’s calling lawmakers into a special session Jan. 27 to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown planned by President-elect Donald Trump.

Jan 13, 2025 | floridatrend.com | Jim Turner |Tom Urban

TALLAHASSEE --- With a major grower set to exit the business, Florida’s struggling citrus industry saw little change Friday in a production forecast for the hurricane-damaged growing season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated forecast that kept projections for orange and grapefruit production the same as in a December forecast. The December numbers were the first projections after Hurricane Milton pounded citrus-growing areas in October.

Jan 10, 2025 | orlandosentinel.com | Jim Turner |Tom Urban

TALLAHASSEE - With a major grower set to exit the business, Florida's struggling citrus industry saw little change Friday in a production forecast for the hurricane-damaged growing season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated forecast that kept projections for orange and grapefruit production the same as in a December forecast. The December numbers were the first projections after Hurricane Milton pounded citrus-growing areas in October.