Florida Senate President Ben Albritton opened the 2025 legislative session with big plans for the state’s rural areas. “We’ve seen tremendous economic growth in urban areas of Florida,” he told ...

New businesses and job openings could soon be on the rise across Northwest Florida.Governor Ron DeSantis designated a portion ...

A threat from lawyers for a collective of cattle ranchers is forcing Orange County to consider repealing a slate of popular growth controls, a move that could upend land-use planning in rural ...

Although the state gave preliminary approval to three new hospice applications for the Lee, Glades and Hendry market, there is an appeal process and that is the next step. A final outcome is likely ...

The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously approved SB 110 Thursday. Bill sponsor Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who represents 13 mostly rural counties in North Florida, said the bill ...

Most Florida schools will be starting as soon as they're legally allowed to, but you probably won't see any changed in start times just yet.

Cheapest places to live in Florida After ranking property tax bills from highest to lowest per county in Florida, one thing’s for sure: Rural areas win out.

A new study finds over a quarter of hospitals in seven states shut down obstetric services from 2010 to 2022, with rural ...

Bill sponsor Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who represents 13 mostly rural counties in North Florida, said the bill provides an “a la carte of resources” for rural, local governments.

By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (24 June 2022). ©2024 The News Service of Florida While it had widespread support in urban areas, a ballot proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state ...

This milestone makes Jackson County the first rural county in Florida to implement the blood program. Officials said it will help give residents in Jackson County the care they deserve.

The Senate unanimously passed the sweeping Florida’s Rural Renaissance bill late Wednesday afternoon, which offers rural counties options to help them grow.