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City Council member considers a public utility for St. Petersburg’s next power contract
Last month state regulators approved a proposal by Duke Energy to recover from customers more than a billion dollars for the cost to restore power when three hurricanes hit Florida in 2024. Now, some city officials in Pinellas County are considering whether to replace Duke with a municipal-owned utility. As Clearwater’s 30-year agreement with Duke…
DeSantis calls for billions in property tax relief, doubles down on eventually removing the tax
Listen: Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the Florida legislature to direct billions of dollars toward cutting property taxes. And at a press conference Monday, DeSantis also doubled down on his goal to eventually eliminate property taxes. DeSantis says the House of Representatives produced a proposal to direct 5 billion dollars towards cutting taxes. And…
Florida gas prices go up to $3.10 per gallon
©2025 The News Service of Florida Florida’s breather with average gas prices under $3 a gallon came to a quick end, with the average jumping more than a dime over the past week. The AAA auto club said Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $3.10 a gallon for regular unleaded, up from $2.96 a…
Tech groups renew their challenge to Florida’s social media law
The 2024 Florida law aims to keep children off some social media platforms.
