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On Monday, State legislators are voting on an act that would create a special district in Alva: the Duke Farm Stewardship District. It would cover 1,134 acres of farmland between North River Road and Duke Highway.

The debate to create a stewardship district, similar to those of Babcock Ranch and Ave Maria, with funding mechanisms to help Neal Communities develop a more than 1,000-acre stretch of land off North River Road in Alva, didn’t take place as scheduled Monday morning.  

On Monday, State legislators are voting on an act that would create a special district in Alva: the Duke Farm Stewardship District. It would cover 1,134 acres of farmland between North River Road and Duke Highway.

Florida lawmaker Spencer Roach seeks to grant single-family home developer Neal Communities along with landowners Judge G. Keith Cary, Mary Povia and others a stewardship district like ones created in Ave Maria, Babcock Ranch and elsewhere across the state.

If it seems that political hopefuls are campaigning early for the 2024 elections, welcome to modern-day politics, even at the local level. Candidates and incumbents need to file to run so they can rally supporters and legally raise money.

Earlier this year, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill requiring all Florida state universities to establish an Office of Public Policy Events and host at least four debates or group forums each year. Marking its inaugural event, UNF’s Office of Public Policy Events hosted a forum between faculty representing opposing sides of arguments...

A bill has been filed that would end a portion of a little-known law that stops some Florida families from pursuing lawsuits over medical malpractice.

A bill has been filed that would end a portion of a little-known law that stops some Florida families from pursuing lawsuits over medical malpractice.

Florida has suspended a highly controversial survey requiring public colleges and universities to ask students and faculty to identify political bias.

Last year, only a small fraction of students responded to the survey.