Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orange County’s Vision 2050 — a comprehensive plan years in the making, shaped by community voices and aimed at creating a more ...

Over the past few months, Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have been busy passing new laws as part of the 2024 Legislative Session. Over 180 bills have been passed that are set to go into ...

The Florida Legislature has just days in the current session to kill controversial provisions in a state law limiting local jurisdictions from regulating growth. Senate Bill 180, which passed with ...

A new Florida law, Senate Bill 180, is halting local historic preservation efforts across the state. While intended for disaster recovery, certain sections of the bill freeze local planning authority ...

Something went horribly wrong in the 2025 legislative session with Senate Bill 180. It sounded technical, but its impacts were huge. In the name of storm recovery, Florida legislators made it far more ...

Florida Senate Bill 180, ostensibly for hurricane relief, contains a provision preventing local governments from enacting stricter development regulations. This provision could stifle local planning ...

The 2024 Florida legislative session was a busy one. While many proposed bills were shot down or died in committee, several were vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and a few still remain to be signed, there ...

Orange County’s Vision 2050 — a comprehensive plan years in the making, shaped by community voices and aimed at creating a more livable, sustainable future — is now in legal limbo. Why? Because of a ...