Anne GeggisDecember 13, 2023
9min0
Nick DiCeglie's bill attempts to quiet the outrage over online rentals in residential neighborhoods.
Tag: local controlA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Anne GeggisDecember 13, 2023Anne GeggisApril 18, 20236min0
Bill would undo a 2011 legislative preemption for counties and cities to ban short-term vacation rentals — to a degree.
Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2021
8min2262
Critics say the bill could allow some communities to ban vacation rentals.
Scott PowersAugust 4, 2021
3min1490
They also urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to let local leaders address COVID locally.
Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2021
3min1145
State law approved in 2019 blocks local governments from regulating tree removal.
Drew WilsonJanuary 17, 2020
5min785
75% want locals in charge.
Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2020
5min332
José Rodríguez, Carlos Smith seek to roll back state preemption
Jacob OglesDecember 2, 2019
4min394
But does legislation risk employee protections around the state?
Phil AmmannMay 8, 2017
5min219
Local control, the notion that communities should have a certain degree of “home rule” in managing its own affairs, has become one of the hot-button issues in both Florida and across the country. As part of the “ban the bag” movement, however, the rallying cry of “local control” is in danger of trivialization, made almost […]
Scott PowersMarch 21, 2017
6min469
The move to strip cities and counties of their authority to explicitly regulate vacation rental homes got approval of another Florida Senate committee Tuesday despite impassioned pleas from several local government representatives that the bill could expand what they see as emerging community chaos. Sen. Greg Steube, sponsor of Senate Bill 188, defended the measure […]