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There is a possible repair solution for the Pasco County sinkhole that destroyed two homes last summer.The Board of County Commissioners and the Public…

If Florida lawmakers don’t do anything policy wise soon, the state’s prison population could increase. That’s according to a report commissioned by the...

Florida lawmakers want to weigh in on who really has access to the state’s beaches. A bill moving in the statehouse is meant to settle a long-running...

A measure that would ban the controversial oil- and natural-gas drilling process known as “fracking” is again on the move in the Florida Senate. However...

A decision to exempt Florida from a federal plan opening more waters to oil and gas exploration is not final. Supporters and opponents were out Thursday...

The Florida House and Senate have both passed their versions of next year’s budget. Both proposals spend about $87-billion, but the two plans remain for...

Florida lawmakers want first responders to get workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder. But the House bill would only give them a year...

A number of child welfare bills are continuing to move in the Florida Legislature.

Several prominent mayors from around the country boycotted a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday because of a Justice Department crackdown on…

A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature could radically reform the way children are handled in the criminal justice system. The measure...

A measure looking to preempt local ordinances regulating vacation rentals cleared its first hurdle today in the Florida Legislature. The Senate...

Reform-minded Florida lawmakers are disagreeing over how to address sexual harassment. House Republicans have significantly expanded their measure . And...

After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers’ compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off...

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…

Florida lawmakers want to expand the use of digital voting and tallying machines. Many of the state’s election managers are behind the plan . But...

The Capital Tiger Bay Club hosted controversial political consultant Roger Stone this week. In classic Stone fashion, the former lobbyist held nothing...

A bill allowing Florida prison officials to recruit more young correctional officers is continuing to move in both chambers of the Florida Legislature.

With less than a month to work out substantial differences, the Republican-controlled Florida House and Senate on Thursday passed dueling $87 billion…

Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith says it's closing a customer service center in Tampa as it integrates the operations of Time Inc., which it…

Between summer 2015 and 2016, kids under the age of 18 in Florida were subjected to an involuntary psychiatric exam 32,000 times – almost a 50 percent...

Remember those billboards on the highway imploring drivers to "choose life"? Florida lawmakers want to fund them with taxpayer dollars. A bill that...

Florida's legal battle over voting rights for ex-prisoners escalated on Monday, as the state and a voting rights organization representing former felons…

A measure allocating $100 million annually for buying conservation lands is heading for the floor of the Florida Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen....

Democrats Rep. Shevrin Jones (D-West Park) and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum are speaking out against preemption policies. They’re pushing back...

A bill under consideration by the Florida House would shake the very foundation of the University of South Florida by revoking the separate accreditations…