Jim Turner
Jim Turner is a reporter for the News Service of Florida.
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Florida is getting closer to imposing stiffer fines for bear poaching and expanding rules against shark “finning.”
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Florida college athletes won't get revenue-sharing paydays when they leave campus, as lawmakers continue moving forward with efforts to allow off-field...
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Floridians would get sales-tax breaks before hurricane season and the new school year, while taxes on commercial leases and cell phones and other...
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Strip clubs, casinos, breweries and cigarette makers could be benched from a proposal that would let Florida college athletes market themselves off the...
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The Florida Senate released an initial $92.83 billion budget proposal Thursday that would provide across-the-board pay raises for state employees,...
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A proposal is once again in play to eliminate an untouched pool of state money set aside in 2014 to help build and renovate professional sports stadiums.
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The Florida Senate is moving quickly to prevent towns like Key West from banning the sale of sunscreens that contain potentially coral reef harming...
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Gaining initial legislative support last year might have been the easy part for controversial and expensive toll-road projects envisioned to cut through...
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House Speaker Jose Oliva offered support Tuesday to lawmakers who want Florida’s college athletes to be able to cash in on their names and images, as...
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Florida’s population growth remains on track to garner new congressional seats in the coming years, though the state might not be adding new residents...