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A panel comprised of the director of the state Office of Compassionate Use, an accountant and a member of the Drug Policy Advisory Council would pick...

The two high profile death incidents that occurred in recent months has already spurred a number of changes to Florida’s child welfare agency. That was...

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday she believes Gov. Rick Scott's staff acted without his knowledge in the way former Florida Department of Law…

A new report from the Florida Institute for Child Welfare --- created last year as part of a wide-ranging reform law --- calls for state leaders to go…

The state could grow an even faster under a bill filed by a Southwest Florida lawmaker. Legislation by a Senate Republican would allow developers to cut...

A panel crafting regulations to jump-start the state's new medical-marijuana industry replaced a lottery system, scrapped by a judge in November, with a…

A man accused of throwing his daughter off a bridge has been found incompetent to stand trial in her death. John Jonchuck appeared in court Tuesday. The...

A battle between the pharmaceutical industry, patients and doctors has made its way to the Florida legislature. At issue: whether patients should have...

Deciding who is owed what after a divorce can be chaotic. But lawmakers want to bring order to the process through math. The Senate’s alimony reform...

The filmmaker of Going Clear, which is critical of the church, says the documentary treats the dangers of "blind faith." Scientology officials have hit back with their own public relations effort.

It was 1964. The New York World's Fair. And a young Tony Napolitano saw his first video phone at the Bell Telephone pavilion. The boy marveled that...

Drugs can play havoc on the body but for some drugs the mode of delivery can be just as dangerous. That’s why one Florida lawmaker wants to launch a...

As he approached the side entrance to the Senate chamber a day after delivering a fiery speech condemning Florida's high-stakes testing of schoolchildren,…

As chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, Hialeah Republican Rene Garcia is a key member of Senate President Andy...

A proposal mandating an abortion waiting period took center stage Tuesday on the House floor. But lawmakers discussed a handful of other measures that...

This is the second part in our series, Falling Into The Gap, in collaboration with the Miami Herald. Read more about the coverage gap and find...

The University of South Florida announced late Friday afternoon that the USF Forensic Anthropology Laboratory will find an alternate location to train…

Half-gallon "growlers" are closer to going under brewery taps across Florida.The House on Friday joined the Senate in supporting the end of the state's…

The Florida House passed a bill Monday to study and regulate fracking, as well as prevent local governments from banning the oil and gas drilling...

A "child support-esque" formula could determine the amount of alimony divorcing spouses would receive under a radical overhaul of the state's alimony...

Jeb Bush was preparing to release the emails he sent and received as Florida governor when he was excoriated by a letter-writer to The Miami Herald.The…

A bill that would provide incentives to state employees who adopt children in Florida's foster-care system continued moving forward Wednesday with...

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A college education is generally considered a student's best shot at getting a good job these days, and it's often assumed most high schoolers are…

After two national presidential primary fails, Florida lawmakers are changing the date. The legislature is on its way to reversing the 2016...