A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first ...

Last summer, the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection proposed a plan to build hotels, golf courses and other amenities ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the DEP proposed over the summer to allow intensive development in some of Florida’s most ...

A bill filed by a Republican state senator would put big guardrails around any future plans by the state to develop state ...

TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...

State Sen. Gayle Harrell filed a bill to protect Florida state parks after the uproar last summer over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to develop parts of Florida’s parks | Opinion ...

"I want to make sure we are protecting our parks," state Sen. Gayle Harrell told POLITICO. "But I also want to make sure ...

The measure’s sponsor, Stuart Republican Sen. Gayle Harrell, said the Governor’s “ Great Outdoors Initiative ,” which the ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...

A key component of the measure is bridging the gaps between learning opportunities for children with autism. It would keep ...