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The state Department of Health on Thursday issued a final order rejecting a Northeast Florida nursery's attempt to get a license to grow, process and...

A former St. Petersburg postal employee faces up to 15 years in federal prison for stealing more than $2 million in Social Security checks.A U.S.…

Florida lawmakers could be preparing for a renewed debate about easing regulations in the state's health-care industry. A House panel last week began...

Lawmakers are inching toward getting Florida's death penalty back on the books after a series of court rulings left the state without a way to condemn...

Dozens of hospitals across Florida have filed legal challenges against the state in a dispute about payments for outpatient care in the Medicaid program.

Both sides of the issue gave a House gambling panel dire warnings Thursday as lawmakers consider allowing Florida's pari-mutuel operators to do away with…

Students and faculty at the University of South Florida Tampa campus gathered Monday to protest President Donald Trump's executive order on…

A new bill filed Wednesday has the potential to completely revamp Florida’s medical marijuana system – and remove caps on the number of growers.

Judge Neil Gorsuch was friends with the late justice and subscribed to the judicial philosophy of "originalism" he popularized. So what is it, exactly? The doctrine has plenty of critics.

Florida’s governor, House speaker and Senate president are circling one another looking for leverage on their own budget priorities.

Health plans that want to compete for contracts in Florida's Medicaid managed-care system face a Feb. 13 deadline for signaling their interest to the...

Lining up with Gov. Rick Scott and House leaders, Sen. Rob Bradley , R-Fleming Island, filed a proposal Friday that would eliminate the state's "...

Build the wall? Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says it wouldn't make much of a difference. WUSF's Steve Newborn looks at that claim and another comment on…

A Senate Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal that would eliminate caps on the numbers of trauma centers in the state.

The House will begin moving forward next week with proposals to chip away at health-care regulations, including a plan to eliminate the controversial ...

Florida’s legislative session is less than a month away, but House and Senate members might have other concerns on their minds. The Senate is demanding...

Ask anyone about their health care and you are likely to hear about ailments, doctors, maybe costs and insurance hassles. Most people don’t go straight...

A Senate Republican has filed a proposal that would revamp Florida's Medicaid managed-care system, including changing how HMOs and other health plans...

What started in part by a text in response to racial tension and police shootings of black men has turned into millions of dollars directed at economic...

Associated Industries of Florida and other business groups released a proposal Tuesday aimed at holding down workers' compensation insurance rates —...

Leading members of the House and Senate unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said could help reduce the amount of time Florida public school...

In another in a string of rulings siding with abortion-rights advocates, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a 2015 law that would have...

A new House proposal would ban the expansion of slot machines and prohibit wildly popular card games at the state's pari-mutuels, putting the House at…

The Florida Department of Health is working to implement Amendment 2 as soon as possible. But public hearings have been contentious across the state. The…

Florida health officials who oversee the medical marijuana program have started processing identification card applications for patients and caregivers.