Jim Turner
Jim Turner is a reporter for the News Service of Florida.
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A follow-up report on the handling of the state’s concealed-carry permitting process pointed to a lack of management oversight by the Department of… -
Throughout the summer, politicians heard from Floridians angered by the latest bouts of toxic blue-green algae in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers,… -
The state’s tourism-marketing arm wants to send a message to potential visitors: Hurricane damage and fish-killing red tide don’t cover all of the… -
Gov. Rick Scott and electric utilities say they are poised for a quick response to Hurricane Michael, which officials say could be the strongest storm to… -
As a new citrus growing season gets underway, federal assistance tied to the hurricane-ravaged 2017-2018 harvest is finally moving into the application... -
State Sen. Denise Grimsley would immediately order a “full audit” of Florida’s concealed-weapons licensing process, as well as examine the management... -
Florida’s nearshore waters would be off limits to future oil and gas drilling under a measure that is moving closer to appearing before voters in November. -
A proposal that would allow some concealed-weapons license applications to be approved when background checks have not been completed was put on hold... -
Despite U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s declaration last week that Florida wouldn’t be considered as part of a White House offshore oil-drilling... -
Senate President Joe Negron wants water managers to expand their search for land to house a reservoir he has backed to help shift water south from Lake...
