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A bill in the Florida legislature would make Bible classes mandatory electives in public high schools. The original bill filed in the House during the…

With supporters pointing to attacks on churches and synagogues, a House panel Tuesday approved a measure that would allow people to carry concealed…

NPR is constantly hammered for allegedly being liberal, but last week I met with Ralph Nader to hear his complaints. He thinks NPR is not just too conservative, but that what liberals it does have on the air are too middle-of-the road. How can I measure this?

Florida ranks as a C- for its susceptibility to corruption, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International and…

Several government agencies have banded together with groups as diverse as the Nature Conservancy and Wal-Mart to help protect the Florida Panther.A deal…

Eligible patients would not have to wait 90 days to get medical marijuana if doctors recommend the treatment, under a compromise measure ready for a...

Medical marijuana measures in the House and Senate are heading to the floor. Lawmakers are making some last minute adjustments ahead of negotiations.

Employer groups are threatening to bolt and trial lawyers are in open revolt as lawmakers spend the final days of the 2017 session haggling over workers...

Former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham entered the 2018 governor's race on Tuesday, joining a field of Democrats who hope to reclaim an office their party hasn't…

The ten finalists have been announced in a contest that nobody wants to be entered in.It's PoltiFact's "Lie of the Year."PolitiFact will announce the…

Setting up a potential clash over the future of gambling in the state, the Florida Senate is pushing ahead with a proposal that could bring slot machines…

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton packed the Ritz Theatre in Tampa's Ybor City at lunchtime Thursday, taking about issues such as climate change and…

In what could be first-of-its-kind case in Florida, an appeals court Wednesday rejected arguments that both parents need to sign off before a child can...

Florida’s population along the coast has boomed in the eleven years since the last hurricane hit. That combined with miles of construction on major…

During hurricane season, the only thing that’s consistent is inconsistency. That’s why local emergency management directors worry the lull in landfall...

The longest serving president in the history of the University of South Florida will remain on board for at least one more year.The USF Board of Trustees…

Putting behind a year's worth of rancor, the Florida Legislature on Friday will approve a more than $82.3 billion budget that includes a slight boost in…

It's time for Gov. Rick Scott to have his say.Scott during the next four days will take action on more than 100 bills passed during this year's...

Former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is auctioning off the pistol he used in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed…

Andrea, the first tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, is drenching the Bay Area, bringing some tornado damage along with it.The entire…

Senate President Don Gaetz and an aide involved in the Senate's push for a larger number of African-American voters in U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown's sprawling…

Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body was taken to a cemetery in central Virginia. It took about two weeks to find a place willing to bury him. Now, some in Virginia are raising objections and concerns.

Gov. Rick Scott is ready to take the federal government to court over testing rules for students learning English.The U.S. Department of Education says…

Florida lawmakers say they’re serious about addressing what’s become a testing crisis in the state’s public schools. In addition to testing, they’re also…

After more than a half century of controversy, Nathan B. Forrest High School in Jacksonville is looking for a new name.In 1959, Forrest High was named for…