Featured image for “Lawmaker promises more steps to protect lands like Guana”
Local officials celebrate the announcement that a private company had withdrawn its request to take 600 acres of conservation land in Ponte Vedra. From left are St. Johns County Commissioner Clay Murphy; Rep. Kim Kendall, R-St. Augustine; St. Augustine Beach Mayor Dylan Rumrell; St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline; and St. Johns County Commissioner Ann Taylor. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 20, 2025

Lawmaker promises more steps to protect lands like Guana

State Rep. Kim Kendall wants to stop deals like one that would have traded away 600 acres of conservation land.…

By Noah Hertz

Featured image for “Sen. Bradley proposes court advocates for abused pets”
Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley makes a point during a Senate Community Affairs Committee meeting in a legislative session, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Tallahassee. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
October 31, 2023

Sen. Bradley proposes court advocates for abused pets

The bill filed by Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island would be similar to a guardian ad litem involving children in…

By News Service of Florida

Featured image for “OPINION | Florida’s secret weapon in the housing crisis”
The Lofts at Cathedral in Downtown Jacksonville are an affordable housing development using Sadowski trust funds.
July 19, 2022

OPINION | Florida’s secret weapon in the housing crisis

With the creation of the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund to support affordable housing in 1992, Florida led the way in…

By Bill Delaney

Legislature

Legislature