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Governor Ron DeSantis signs law protecting Florida’s state parks from development
After facing intense bipartisan backlash, Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill preserving the natural landscape in Florida’s ...
Florida’s prized state parks are shielded from golf courses and hotels as DeSantis bows to backlash
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law curtailing what kind of development can happen in Florida’s ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers1mon
These Florida students want to protect our state parks. Their art shows it. | Opinion
Florida residents and the USA TODAY NETWORK are advocating for stronger protections for Florida state parks. Bills SB 80 and HB 209 aim to prevent development like golf courses and hotels within ...
Palm Beach Post1mon
Florida Senate poised to pass legislation to protect state parks. Get it done. | Editorial
Floridians have spoken. They've been vocal about protecting their state parks since news leaked last August of a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan to allow golf courses ...
Florida Today2mon
Protect Wild Florida. Preserve the state parks.
Ron DeSantis floated the terrible idea of developing some of Florida's most beloved state parks to add hotels, golf courses and other amenities. After eight days of protests around the state ...
Florida state parks saved from development as Gov. DeSantis signs protection bill
Gov. DeSantis has signed a measure to protect Florida’s 175 state parks from development such as golf courses, luxury lodges and pickleball courts.
Florida’s state parks are now protected from developments after Gov. DeSantis signs new law
After months of protests, the future of Florida’s state parks has been decided. Gov. DeSantis signed a new law, unanimously ...
Tallahassee Democrat1mon
Florida state parks protection bill stalls in Senate near legislative session's end
Florida Senate Bill 80, intended to prevent development like golf courses in state parks, has stalled due to a disagreement over wording. The bill passed the House unanimously but is held up in ...
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'Love Fest' events seek to stop potential development of Florida state parks
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — WPTV hasn't stopped listening to you following last year's protests over development proposals at Florida state parks. There are two bills — Senate Bill 80 and House Bill ...
Palm Beach Post2mon
The natural beauty of Florida's state parks has long been under attack | Opinion
The need to make Florida’s parks scheme-proof against the state’s elected officials goes deeper than last summer’s plot. The impetus of the State Park Preservation Act (SB 80) before the ...
Tallahassee Democrat1mon
Florida state parks bill stalls as lawmakers focus on budget, other battles
A bill that would protect state parks from development has stalled in the Florida Legislature. The bill was introduced in response to a controversial plan by the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration ...
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Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses, pickleball courts at state parks
Protestors against development at Florida's state parks gather for a rally at the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara ...