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Following the lead of other states, a South Florida House member filed a proposal Tuesday to create a sales-tax exemption for feminine hygiene products.

State health officials said Tuesday that seven more Zika cases have been reported in Florida, bringing the overall number of cases in the state to 1,213.

Just when they thought they had dodged a bullet, it looks like Florida businesses will be hit with a major increase in workers compensation rates after...

A substitute teacher who recently worked at a Bradenton area elementary school is accused of molesting three young girls he knew outside of school.The…

A South Florida appeals court Wednesday said an $18.5 million damages award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was excessive in a lawsuit filed by...

Federal health officials say more than a half million Floridians have picked a health care plan through Obamacare since open enrollment began at the...

A newly elected state senator has filed legislation that would undo a 2014 law allowing in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrant students,…

The review was ordered after NPR found that 22,000 soldiers diagnosed with mental health problems or brain injuries were dismissed for misconduct. The Army concluded it fairly dismissed them.

President-Elect Donald Trump has named a former leader of U.S. Central Command to become the next Secretary of Defense.Retired Marine Corps Gen. James…

St. Petersburg faces $820,000 in fines from the Department of Environmental Protection for releasing over 200 million of gallons of sewage during summer...

The Mosaic Co. has announced a new, limited water well testing program in an effort to reassure Polk and Hillsborough county residents about the safety...

What’s on tap for Florida’s Juvenile Justice system in 2017? Officials have comprised their legislative wish list, aimed at helping both juveniles and...

Gov. Rick Scott today announced a plan to give all state law enforcement officers a 5 percent pay increase. It would be for state troopers, Fish and…

The state plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a landmark case in which justices struck down as unconstitutional Florida's death-penalty...

As a presidential recount continues in Wisconsin there’s an independent push for an election review in Florida. Donald Trump won Florida by more than...

More than a dozen Florida counties must provide language assistance to Spanish-speaking voters during elections.The U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday that…

Two workers have been seriously injured while assisting the move of a 150-ton power plant transformer from Riverview to Lakeland Electric's McIntosh Power…

President Barack Obama arrives in Tampa this afternoon to meet with the men and women who have been on the front-lines enforcing his policies in the fight…

Hundreds of volunteers are needed in Tampa on Friday to help package meals for people in Haiti.Debartolo Development and Feeding Children Everywhere are…

A large number of the nearly 1,000 political committees active in Florida provide information to the public that is often vague and doesn't fully explain…

Over the summer, the Pulse Nightclub tragedy garnered national attention as the worst mass shooting in modern American history. And, while it’s...

When Florida lawmakers new and old arrive for the annual lawmaking session they’ll be faced with a $25 billion issue: Medicaid. The state’s health...

Latinos grew more than any other ethnic group in central Florida according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey....

In a world increasingly dominated by social media and cell phones, sometimes a simple letter home can make a difference when it comes to making sure…

A state appeals court Monday said an increase in workers' compensation insurance rates will continue amid a legal battle about whether Florida's...