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Gov. Ron DeSantis favors a House plan to crack down on texting while driving, as the Senate on Wednesday delayed for at least a day a separate measure...

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his staff continued Wednesday to scrutinize a proposed gambling agreement, but the odds of closing out what some lawmakers have...

Divers were busy in early April transplanting coral grown in the Tampa Bay area to stressed-out reefs in South Florida and The Florida Keys. This…

People who kill or seriously injure police dogs in Florida will now face tougher penalties.Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday making that crime a…

President Trump is considering sending a new round of troops to the southern border. The military withdrew some service members from the border in...

A large number of lawmakers support at least one provision of the controversial Senate bill 7070 , which passed the Florida Senate Thursday on a party...

Utilities would have to come up with a 10-year plan to strengthen and bury power lines and be allowed to pass along the cost to customers under a bill…

John Jonchuck, who was found guilty of first-degree murder for dropping his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge four years ago, is asking for a new…

The Florida Legislature careens into its final scheduled week with a host of major issues still to be settled, including a roughly $90 billion state…

A ban in Florida on the words “climate change” appears to be ending.The DeSantis administration is showing new leadership where state government has been…

State lawmakers are poised to expand a school security program allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom. However, some school districts are…

Loggerhead sea turtles spend most of their lives in the open ocean or shallow coastal waters, but soon thousands of female sea turtles will come ashore to…

Florida lawmakers are close to reaching a deal on health-care spending for the coming year. House and Senate negotiators Friday agreed on many spending...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to allow the state to import prescription drugs from Canada inched closer to passage Friday in the Senate.

After more than two decades of debate about the issue, the Florida Legislature on Monday approved eliminating the “certificate of need” regulatory...

Legislative budget negotiators have reached a deal to extend the life of the Visit Florida tourism agency, which had been set to expire in October. The…

Florida legislators have passed a bill that would pave the way for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs imported from Canada.The bill approved by…

Two men recently contracted flesh-eating bacterial infections through water in the Tampa Bay area. Doctors are encouraging residents and visitors to the…

This week on Florida Matters, we talk about zoning and how it affects the way our state manages growth.It may sound mundane, but zoning and building…

On a recent afternoon at the Sarasota Kennel Club, the track’s grandstand is mostly empty, but for a handful of spectators leaning against a wire fence…

Former University of South Florida St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska, who stepped down in the wake of controversy following Hurricane…

Florida is seeing a surge in hepatitis A infections and a majority of the cases are turning up in the Tampa Bay area.Three of the top five counties with…

A key elections bill backed by the state’s supervisors heading for final votes. The measure is meant to address issues stemming from the 2018 election...

House and Senate budget chiefs agreed Tuesday to a roughly $90 billion budget deal, but lawmakers will not end the 2019 legislative session on time. The…

Jane Castor took the oath of office Wednesday morning, becoming the newest mayor of Tampa.She addressed a crowd of several hundred people at Armature…