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A Polk County public school teacher's letter of resignation has apparently hit a nerve with frustrated teachers and parents nationwide.Special education…

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 Florida House and Senate will reform the state's troubled mental-health system during the 2016 legislative session, predicts one of the lawmakers...

Measures that would legalize full-strength medical marijuana for terminally ill patients received preliminary approval from House and Senate committees...

A Democratic House member and a Republican Senator want voters to expand term limits for state lawmakers from eight to 12 years.House Democratic Leader…

Touting the possibility of more choices for patients, a House committee Thursday began a renewed effort to revamp regulations in the health-care industry.

Until recently, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s offerings for student veterans were limited to say the least.According to Milton White,…

Although the Department of Health has awarded licenses to grow cannabis, patients could still be waiting more than nine months for treatment. But one of...

The Atlantic hurricane season is coming to a close for the 10th consecutive year without Florida taking a direct hit.Going from June 1 to Nov. 30 without…

A new study by University of Florida researchers finds Florida strawberry growers would benefit by starting the growing season just a few weeks earlier...

Dozens of Florida cities and counties oppose a plan to give the state control over the oil and gas exploration process known as fracking.The Tallahassee…

Lawmakers are taking a look at a bill today that boosts medical tourism in Florida.

The Florida Supreme Court approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s congressional districts on Wednesday, a move that will upend the political landscape…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to the state over seven years in exchange for adding craps and roulette to its current casino…

Twenty three states, plus the District of Columbia and Guam, have some form of law allowing patients to use medical marijuana. Florida is among those...

Under fire in the media and the state Senate, the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday took another step toward accepting children into a program...

The Florida Department of Children and Families and two private companies have agreed to pay $750,000 to settle legal claims resulting from a mass...

Consumers shopping on the government's health insurance website should find it easier this year to get basic questions answered about their doctors,...

With the Department of Health unable to say when licenses will be issued in the state's new medical-marijuana industry, a House Republican on Tuesday...

The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to internal figures obtained by The…

State health officials are nearing a decision on who will get to grow medical marijuana in the Florida. Meanwhile two lawmakers are hoping to expand...

Northeast Florida residents are getting confused by a flier that’s showing up in their mailboxes. The mailer from a national, Democratic-leaning group...

The chief of the Florida Department of Children and Families told lawmakers Thursday his agency is making progress at carrying out reforms but still has...

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is meeting with citrus growers in Lakeland today and will likely hear how citrus greening and the Oriental fruit fly are taking...

President Cecile Richards said accusations that the organization illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers have "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."