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 ...

(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 ...

Ron DeSantis did the right thing — albeit grudgingly — by signing legislation into law to protect Florida's 175 state parks from encroaching development. The challenge he and future Florida ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 80 — one of two bills meant to prevent development in state parks. This bill deters initiatives similar to last summer, when Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plans were ...

Beth Alvi, Audubon Florida's senior director of policy, said Harrel's bill would draw a clear line between allowed and prohibited uses of state parks. "The (Gruters) amendment, however ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Brevard County is getting its money's worth from ongoing federally funded beach renourishment ... tourism numbers in the state of Florida — because of ...

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 ...