The Florida House has more than 80 bills on its agenda and is expected to work into the evening hours Wednesday. Perhaps the most controversial legislation it will consider requires a parents consent ...

The people who guard our state prisons are among the few who are likely to get raises from state lawmakers this year, but , even the ten percent being sought may not stem staff turnover that has lead ...

A new Florida law is being invoked in an attempt to block voters from voting on legalizing recreational marijuana on the 2022 ballot. Ultimately, it will be up to the Florida Supreme Court to decide.

The Florida House and Senate have now passed their budgets and are ready to begin negotiations on a final product, but everything they’ve approved is subject to change. The Senate and House are two ...

Local school boards and not the state could soon be deciding which history, math, and other text books kids will be using . Shifting power from the state to the local school board has raised concerns ...

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed his first round of bills into law since his focus shifted to COVID-19 response. While the Governor had said he planned to delay any action on legislation unless it ...

Florida hospitals are facing a 1.8 billion dollar budget cut in the budgets being contemplated by state lawmakers. Included in the cuts is the elimination of the Medically Needy program. As Mike ...

13 Florida Police agencies are already using body cameras…9 more are in the pilot stage of adopting them, but each agency is setting its own guidelines, which lawmakers hope to change. At their best, ...

A former state advocate for seniors in nursing homes fired by the Department of Elder Affairs will have his day in court. Brian Lee was the former Ombudsman for the Department. His job was to ...

The House and Senate budget proposals include some major cuts to state colleges aimed at remedial education and performance funds. State colleges are facing over 50 million in cuts currently proposed ...

Surrounded by his former coaches and players, legendary FSU football coach Bobby Bowden became the first recipient of the Governor’s Medal of Freedom Wednesday. Bowden first came to Florida State in ...

Pressure for state lawmakers to accept federal money to expand Medicaid is mounting. Young adults who are too old for Medicaid and too poor to buy their own coverage are in Tallahassee asking for help ...