Florida lawmakers lengthened the state's back-to-school sales tax holiday this year for the entire month of August.

Longer Florida back-to-school tax-free holiday You may remember that last year, Florida offered an additional back-to-school sales tax holiday in January. That holiday won't return for 2025.

The world's tallest Holiday Inn has been sold to new owners for $155 million, records show. Los Angeles-based real estate company Hawkins Way Capital has scooped up the 50-story, 492-key hotel at ...

Many states schedule a day, or a weekend, for residents to purchase arms and ammunition without the need to pay sales tax. Florida, however, is taking the savings to another level. Will more ...

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held Aug. 1-31 this year, a departure from the two-week holiday of prior years.

Travel + Leisure used feedback from its readers to come up with 2025's "World's Best Awards", including Florida's top resort right here in Lee County.

The earliest start date for Florida schools in 2025 is August 11. A month-long back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from August 1 to August 31. Cell phones are now largely restricted during ...

The 2025-2026 school year starts a week from today, on Aug. 11, for the majority of Florida students. See what changed for school sales tax holiday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that ends sales tax on certain disaster items and creates a yearly sales tax holiday for back-to-school items.

Despite fluctuations, Florida drivers enjoyed low gas prices during Independence Day, easing holiday travel.

Along with the school tax holiday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a permanent, year-round hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday.