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Duke Energy Florida to reduce rates by 6 percent starting in January
Duke Energy Florida is seeking to reduce rates for its customers in January 2025 as part of an annual adjustment for the cost of fuel to generate electricity at the company’s power plants. Specifically, the ... Read More » The post Duke Energy Florida to reduce rates by 6 percent starting in January appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
A New FL Whole Foods Store Is "In Development." Signs Point To An Empty Fresh Market Near A Publix
All Floridians have to eat, which means that most of us will have to frequent Florida's many grocery store chains. And there are plenty of choices. The grocer you choose may depend on what you value the most. Floridians who live in Valrico and value healthy choices and fresh produce may be happy to know that a Whole Foods is reportedly "in development" in their city.
Homeless camps, fentanyl, voyeurism, harsher penalties: These laws go into effect Oct. 1
Remember the nearly 180 laws that went into effect in Florida in July? We're not done yet. There are 34 more laws going into effect on Tuesday, Oct. 1, including penalties for porch pirates; a crackdown on homeless people camping or sleeping on public property; law enforcement training on communication with people with Alzheimer's or dementia; mandatory retention of rape kits; increased penalties for frauds against seniors, immigrants committing crimes, sexual predators and digital voyeurism; mandatory flood...
With prices high and supply low, can Florida expect help from Harris, Trump housing plans?
TALLAHASSEE – With Florida still in the throes of an affordable housing crisis, the next occupant of the White House could play a major role in determining how long the Sunshine State struggles with prices too high and a supply too small. Florida single-family home construction is in the middle of a projected four-year downturn, the first real slump since 2009. ...
Bug-borne viruses on the rise across much of Florida. What to know
The 2024 mosquito season is turning out to be an active, dangerous one for all of Florida as heavy rains have left standing water on most of the Sunshine State. The northern part of the state is experiencing a bug-borne disease that's new to Florida, one that's transmitted through the bites of...
Black bear 'season' is here. What to do (and not do) if you see one
Fall is approaching, which means Florida black bears will be out and about searching for food before winter. Bears start consuming more calories in the fall to store up fat reserves for the winter, even in Florida when not hibernating as long as they do in colder climates, according to the Florida Fish...
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