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Honeymoon Island State Park protesters

A state parks bill is teed up in the Florida Senate

A proposal designed to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury resorts in Florida State Parks is ready to go to the full Senate.
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A state parks protection bill advances in the Florida House

It seeks to prevent “unintended development within the state park system” after widespread opposition to the “Great Outdoors Initiative.”

Park preservation bill approved by Florida State Senate’s environmental committee

Today Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts, hotels and other developments that do not promote conservation from being built in state parks. The bill is a response to last...
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A ‘park preservation’ bill is teed up in the Florida Legislature

The bill would prevent the development of such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and lodges in Florida State Parks.
Honeymoon Island State Park protesters

A ‘park preservation’ bill emerges in the Florida House in response to last year’s threat of golf courses in state parks

The bill would prevent the development of such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and lodges in Florida State Parks.

The Scoop: Fri. Dec 20th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

New social media law goes into effect Jan. 1 A new law banning kids under the age of 14 from having social media accounts takes effect in Florida on January 1. Under the law, 14...
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A top pickleball pro is from Tampa, where you’ll find “great play”

Hundreds of amateurs and pros are competing this week at a PPA professional pickleball tournament in Holly Hill, Florida.
Honeymoon Island State Park protesters

A new bill would nix controversial developments at Florida State Parks

SB 80 would strike golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts and ball fields from recreational uses at Florida State Parks.
Hillsborough River State Park

Opinion: Two groups pull out of a plan to develop state parks. Now DeSantis needs to call the whole thing off. 

"Florida’s most arrogant governor may finally have found limits to what he can pull off." - Martin Dyckman.
Hillsborough River State Park

GOP lawmakers join the opposition to Florida’s proposal to add golf and pickleball to state parks

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office defended the idea of making these changes to Florida State Parks “more visitor-friendly.”
Hillsborough River State Park

Florida offers more details on its controversial plan for changes at state parks

Conservation groups object to the possibility of adding lodging, pickleball and golf at Florida State Parks; state releases details.
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Florida State Parks plan includes replacing wild lands with golf, pickleball

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced its “Great Outdoors Initiative” aimed at expanding public access to state parks.
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