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The rising use of biometrics by private companies is pushing Florida lawmakers to ensure consumers are aware and protected when giving up their...

The Republican–controlled Legislature will be tasked with an unexpected job: deciding whether to allocate funds for environmental causes championed by...

Burned fields. Cut down trees. Obliterated fencing. Thousands upon thousands of muddy tracks from foot traffic. A small-scale drought.Those were just some…

Lawmakers are pushing forward with plans to continue carving up millions of dollars voters more than four years ago directed to be spent on land and...

The four people vying to become the next president of the University of South Florida presented their case Thursday to the people who study and work at…

Smokable marijuana is already available for patients at some dispensaries just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis legalized its use.But the new law still…

A statue of a Confederate soldier is being removed from Lakeland's Munn Park, after standing at the center of the park for 109 years.City officials began…

For years the Florida legislature has funded Visit Florida – a group charged with advertising and marketing tourism for the state. It works overseas,...

Later this week, the Florida Board of Governors will meet to approve Steven Currall as the president of the University of South Florida.The USF Board of…

Some Florida lawmakers say it’s too easy to change the state’s constitution. They want to raise the bar in an effort to keep what they say are policy...

The city of Sarasota is taking a stand for its African American community of Newtown by launching a program to preserve its historic properties.The Newton…

A Jacksonville state representative’s bill aimed at easing the burden on victims of housing discrimination who are pursuing civil action passed...

The federal government will begin its massive effort to count everyone living in the U.S. beginning April 1, 2020. But a cloud still hangs over the…

Five years ago, a new coral disease was found right off downtown Miami. It has now spread through the Florida reef tract, from Martin County down past...

Here’s a job opportunity that doesn’t come along every day.

Two big criminal justice reform bills are moving through the Florida Legislature. Backers of the similar bills in both chambers are going through...

Siding with Florida’s largest cannabis operator, a circuit judge for the second time struck down a law capping the number of dispensaries medical...

Same-sex marriage and the acceptance of LGBTQ clergy are issues that many religions are dealing with today. Now, the United Methodist Church is holding a…

Getting the state to come to the rescue of sports teams trying to build or refurbish stadiums could soon become a thing of the past.The bill, sponored by…

On Thursday, Feb. 14, Gail Schwartz drove to the Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery in North Lauderdale to visit the grave of her nephew, Alex...

Visits from friends and loved ones can be beneficial to prisoners, but challenging for people who live far away. Florida House and Senate Democrats are…

WUSF Public Media asked all seven candidates for Tampa Mayor to answer a questionnaire outlining their stands on some of the major issues facing the…

If you’ve ever wanted to skip the line at the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Hillsborough County Tax Collector’s office is granting your wishes. It…

Increased protections for the Everglades could be added to a controversial measure that would ban the oil- and gas-drilling technique known as fracking....

A joint resolution that’s making its way through the House would change the way campaigns for statewide races are funded.