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Florida Highway A1A and US Hwy 1

Jimmy Buffett will be remembered on Florida roads through a license plate and a highway name

Florida honors Jimmy Buffett, designating Florida A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” and a “Margaritaville” specialty license plate.
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DeSantis signs a controversial bear bill and vetoes a crackdown on left-lane drivers

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that will bolster self-defense arguments for people who kill bears on their property.
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Controversial land swap moves forward for an expressway to be built through Split Oak Forest

160 acres of the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Osceola County could be exchanged for 1,550 acres in the region.

Gateway Expressway in Pinellas County to open Friday afternoon

The Gateway Expressway project in Pinellas County is on track to finally open. WMNF's Chris Young reports on the opening.
Florida Highway A1A and US Hwy 1

The Florida House unanimously approves making Florida A1A the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway

The Florida House approved designating Florida A1A, from the Florida Keys to Nassau County, as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.”
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Florida Senators support penalizing left-lane cruising drivers

Left-lane cruising would be forbidden on highways with at least two lanes in the same direction and speed limits of 65 mph or higher.
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Talks will continue over a proposal to expand a highway through part of the Split Oak Forest in Osceola County

A proposed land swap could extend a highway through part of the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Osceola County.
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A highway is proposed through a wildlife conservation area in Osceola County

A proposed project would lead to a highway extension through part of the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Osceola County.
cars on a highway left lane driving

Could frequent users of toll highways continue to get a break in Florida?

A program provides 50 percent credits to people who use SunPass or other Florida transponders and make 35 or more toll-road trips a month.
Florida Highway A1A and US Hwy 1

Lauren Book files “Jimmy Buffett Highway” bill to rename the Overseas Highway entering Key West, Florida

Book's proposal would designate about a two-mile stretch of Florida Keys highway to honor Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1.
Florida Highway A1A and US Hwy 1

Florida lawmaker proposes designating State Road A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway”

A Florida legislator proposes designating State Road A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” to honor the musician who died Sept. 1 at age 76.
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UPDATE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law that renames a Hernando County road for Rush Limbaugh

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

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