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Nearly 11,000 rape kits have not been tested in Florida, according to statistics released by the state Tuesday, mirroring backlogs at law enforcement...

Millions of Floridians -- including 175,000 state workers and their families -- are in health plans that place them at risk for whopping surprise bills...

GOP Presidential hopeful Charles Franklin is a Virginia senator and a Desert Storm veteran. He's convinced he'll win the election to become the leader of…

A state Senate redistricting plan favored by voting-rights organizations was approved Wednesday by a Leon County judge in a move that could shake the...

In what sounds like a line out of a Jimmy Buffett song, one of the state's soon-to-be medical marijuana purveyors used a helicopter and a landing at a...

State health officials have selected the five nurseries charged with growing medical marijuana but their job is far from done. Wednesday they laid out a...

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan for hobbyists to register their drones. It's aimed at drones that weigh between 250 grams…

Pointing to the Legislature's efforts to address a "crisis," Attorney General Pam Bondi's office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to uphold a key...

A group spearheading a solar-energy initiative for the 2016 ballot has submitted more than 475,000 petition signatures to the state --- but faces a wait…

The federal government has acknowledged that it wrongly declared more than 100 veterans dead and suspended their benefit payments, and says it is...

In a story that has gained international attention, a Tampa blind date set up by Tinder has helped saved a life.Rich O'Dea and Jennifer Thomas met through…

Linda Quick has been a force in Florida health care policy for decades. Quick—who was born at Coral Gables Hospital—spent 40 years working in health...

A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could affect whether prisoners are counted in drawing voting districts in Florida, an issue...

Republicans control the reins of power in Florida, but Democrats think the new maps will help them unseat some GOP incumbents both in Congress and in the state Legislature.

With backing from four major electric utilities, a newly formed group known as "Consumers for Smart Solar" raised $463,000 in July for a solar-energy...

Some Florida fishing guides say they're being crowded out of their preferred waters by a fish they can't keep.Many commercial and recreational fishermen…

For the second consecutive year, Florida lawmakers will attempt to fix the state's death-penalty sentencing scheme in response to court rulings finding...

Rep. Greg Steube was 22 years old when he interned with the U.S. House of Representatives, a role that inspired him to pursue a career in politics.While…

Representatives of utility companies and municipalities told environmental regulators this week they are concerned that a proposed pollution...

This week on Decision Florida, hosts Matthew Peddie, from WMFE, and Tom Hudson, from WLRN, talk with former New Mexico governor and Libertarian...

The fate of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law is uncertain after the election of Republican Donald Trump, who campaigned on a complete...

Bill Law, president of St. Petersburg College, announced Tuesday that he will step down from his leadership post on July 1.Law, a former president of…

Nursing homes are gearing up to fight a plan that could result in what they say are widely varied Medicaid reimbursement rates. Its part of a...

This Christmas, a new movie based on Dennis Lehane's "Live By Night" is coming out. It's a story about a wayward son of a Boston cop who moves to Tampa's…

There’s a small but growing legal community in the U.S. that’s helping veterans with their benefits claims while working to improve the VA system. And…