The Florida Senate and House of Representatives have approved legislation that would restrict development from occurring in state parks. The bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature. It's the ...

Ron DeSantis' "Great Outdoors Initiative", a plan to develop state parks ... Florida team by clicking here. This story was produced by WUSF as part of a statewide journalism initiative funded ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will sign a bill protecting state parks from development. The bill reverses a previous plan for recreational facilities and hotels in state parks. Bipartisan ...

Related: The behind-the-scenes story of the Florida state park ... bipartisan support for state parks by ensuring the state’s existing 175 parks are fully funded and staffed in the future.

(AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday curtailing what kind of development can happen in Florida’s prized state parks — giving his approval to legislation that ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The millions of tourists and Florida residents who visit state parks each year will see them remain free of golf courses, new hotels and sports facilities, as Republican ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — After months of protests, the future of Florida’s state parks has been decided. Gov. DeSantis signed a new law, unanimously passed by state lawmakers ...

A pin reading “I love Florida State Parks” clung to her jacket. Last summer’s scandal struck a nerve among Floridians and was an early sign of an emerging power struggle between DeSantis and ...

Florida residents and the USA TODAY NETWORK are advocating for stronger protections for Florida state parks. Bills SB 80 and HB 209 aim to prevent development like golf courses and hotels within ...

Six weeks ago, Florida Opinion journalists of the USA Today Network asked you, our readers, to join us in a legislative advocacy campaign to protect and preserve our beloved state parks.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on 17 more bills, officially codifying them into state law. These new laws cover a wide range of issues, including new crimes, state parks ...

But state parks, which are run and funded separately from national parks ... Jonathan Dickinson is about six miles northwest of Jupiter, along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, just over two hours ...