The spawning season closure for permit inside the Special Permit Zone in south Florida starts April 1. This closure includes all state and federal waters south of Cape Sable on the Gulf coast, and south of Cape Florida on the Atlantic coast including all of the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay south of Rickenbacker Causeway.
Permit will reopen inside the Special Permit Zone on Aug. 1.
(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding answers from the Biden administration about how many criminal Venezuelans are being released into the U.S. and how many are being detained and deported.
Moody sent a Freedom of Information request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security demanding answers after she said crimes are increasingly being committed against Americans by violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members reportedly being released into the U.S. by the Biden administration.
(The Center Square) — A recently released report has shown huge growth in Florida's manufacturing sector, which is responsible for almost half a million jobs in the Sunshine State.
(The Center Square) — A recent study has found that K-12 spending in Florida had one of the lowest increases nationally between 2002 and 2020.
The Reason Foundation released the Public Education at a Crossroads study that showcases the spending habits of every state in regards to K-12 public education spending, enrollment levels, teacher salaries, and staffing - and data shows that Florida ranks 43rd in the nation.
The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Atlantic state waters will close on April 1 and remain closed through April 30.
Last year, the FWC Commission approved a rule to establish an April recreational spawning season closure consistent with the current commercial closure. The new rule went into effect in late 2023, following the implementation of consistent regulations for adjacent Atlantic federal waters.
