A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first ...

A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first hurdle Tuesday.

The measure’s sponsor, Stuart Republican Sen. Gayle Harrell, said the Governor’s “ Great Outdoors Initiative ,” which the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced in August, had “a ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...

TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...

Bill moving forward that would prevent building such things golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state ...

Great Outdoors Initiative’ from DeSantis administration last year included proposals for development in several parks that ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday began moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as ...

The bill comes after news of the state's plans for a 'Great Outdoors Initiative' that would have included golf courses at state parks.

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously forwarded the measure, a product of last year's heavily ...

The bill, known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify ...