Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

News Service of Florida reporter

Jim Turner is a Capitol reporter for the News Service of Florida, providing coverage on issues ranging from transportation and the environment to Legislative and Cabinet politics, which are some of the areas he worked in 20 years with TCPalm in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Jim grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, where he started his journalism career providing weekly reports on the high school soccer team --- of which he was a member--- to the local Millburn Item. Jim received degrees in journalism and history from High Point University in North Carolina.
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FILE - Stickers reading "I voted" rest beside a ballot scanner as a voter fills in a ballot at a privacy booth, during voting in Florida's primary election, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in a voting bureau at the American Legion in South Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Florida GOP grabs early voting edge; turnout remains fairly even in Duval County

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Republicans have surged ahead of Democrats when it comes to in-person, early voting in Florida.

People are rescued from an apartment complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Florida flooding still a fear in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, including along St. Johns River

Read full article: Florida flooding still a fear in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, including along St. Johns River

A big part of storm recovery will be responding to inland flooding along the Hillsborough River, Little Wekiva River and St. Johns River.

A black bear in Florida

Gov. DeSantis to get bill that makes it easier to shoot bears, claim self defense

Read full article: Gov. DeSantis to get bill that makes it easier to shoot bears, claim self defense

A bill passed by the Florida House aims to make it easier for people to shoot bears on their property under the claim of self-defense. The bill would provide self-defense protections to individuals who kill bears, as long as they can reasonably prove that their actions were necessary to prevent imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. Critics argue that the bill is based on fear rather than facts and does not include mechanisms to prevent excessive killings of bears.