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

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, ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida could be poised for a major boost to its rural communities. Lawmakers are reintroducing the ‘Rural Renaissance’ plan in the 2026 legislative session, aiming to boost rural ...

"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.

Read full article: Florida’s controversial land development proposal resurfaces in House bill If approved, SB 1118 would take effect on July 1 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill containing language that would ...

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 ...

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FLORIDA (WMBB) – During a news conference on Friday, speakers discussed the findings of a new report on how Florida’s rural roadways have increased congestion, fatality rates and freight movements.

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 ...