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The polarizing survivor of the Parkland mass shooting has been falsely labeled a crisis actor, vilified by the NRA and called names by TV hosts. And...

A plan to create a statewide board to oversee Florida's state and community colleges advanced Monday, while college presidents raised objections to a...

One of Gov. Rick Scott's priorities after taking office in 2011 was to resolve a longstanding deficit in the Medicaid “waiver” program that serves...

Kavanugh's decisions have effectively pulled the campaign finance system rightward, letting in more money with less regulation.

Nearly 10,000 students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have enrolled in Florida’s public schools since hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated...

University of South Florida officials are not waiting for Governor Rick Scott to sign a higher education bill before they start planning to consolidate…

Democrats in the state House of Representatives are employing a more aggressive strategy in fighting Republicans’ education priorities this year after...

There has been concerns for years over a disproportionate number of cancer cases among former and current students, faculty and staff at a Bradenton high…

A female passenger has died hours after a casino boat caught fire off Pasco County, forcing her and about 50 other passengers and crew to jump into the…

The year ahead offers much more political catnip than 2013. Aside from a full roster of House, Senate and gubernatorial races, 2014 is shaping up as another critical period for the Affordable Care Act.

Two Tampa-based Medicare Advantage health plans have agreed to pay nearly $32 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged they exaggerated...

According to state law and conventional wisdom, sunshine is the best disinfectant for political corruption. Florida lawmakers agreed Tuesday. The House...

Despite a request from Gov. Rick Scott for $250 million this year, there’s not much money showing up in the Enterprise Florida Budget.

What are you more afraid of, the Zika virus, or genetically engineered bugs being released in the wild?If you feel strongly about this issue, you have…

A California billionaire environmentalist is pouring millions of dollars into the Florida governor's race to buy television ads attacking Gov. Rick Scott…

An Internet video posted online Tuesday purported to show the beheading by the Islamic State group of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who went missing in…

House Democrats say they will kill a new gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe unless it includes more games for South Florida pari-mutuels.Without the…

For the second time in little more than a year, a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a controversial Florida law that restricts doctors from asking...

State Sen. Nancy Detert will end her legislative career in 2016 --- two years before term limits would have forced her to step down --- and run for the…

Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum said Monday she's undaunted by the failed efforts of members of the university's Board of Trustees to...

President Barack Obama says he’s worried about rising prescription drug prices, but consumers need to take into account the United States’ role in the…

The slaying of Dr. Teresa Sievers was as mystifying as it was gruesome: After she didn't show up for work one day last June, a worried colleague found...

Presidential nominee Donald Trump brought some surprise guests to his rally in Tampa Monday night – including legendary college football coach Bobby…

Widespread incidents of fraud have given the South Florida addiction treatment industry a black eye. Law enforcement has been cracking down — with...

Lakeland voters will soon decide on whether to change their form of government, and the heated campaign has pitted the grandson of Publix founder George…