Opinion: As Florida grows, rising land prices are outpacing decades‑old conservation funding—putting working lands and water ...

A Tallahassee amendment backed by Sen. Jason Brodeur could undercut Seminole’s rural protections and trigger costly payouts.

"How can we pursue federal funding for the protection and restoration of the Everglades while we pass state legislation to decimate it?" Miami Sen. Ileana Garcia asked.

Hundreds of Florida farmers and ranchers are rushing to make sure their fields stay green forever, rejecting the lure of concrete and condos. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced ...

Across rural America, a quiet reversal is taking shape. Instead of cashing out and carving up their holdings, more ranch families and landowners are looking for ways to keep working landscapes intact, ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida lawmakers gavel in the 2026 legislative session, Senate President Ben Albritton says he’s entering the year optimistic. That’s even as deep divisions persist between the ...

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Attorney General’s Office argued in a recent letter that rural boundaries in Seminole and Orange counties are “likely” unconstitutional and violate property owners’ rights, ...

A Florida equestrian center that wants to build a housing community in a rural slice of Florida is suing two Myakka City residents, accusing them of defaming the development plans in social media ...

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TALLAHASSEE — An administrative law judge Monday waded into a legal battle about a plan to drill for oil and gas in part of rural Northwest Florida, with project backers and an environmental group ...