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Florida’s legislative session is less than a month away, but House and Senate members might have other concerns on their minds. The Senate is demanding...

President Trump tweeted criticism of Sen. John McCain, who called the Yemen raid a "failure." Trump said McCain "doesn't know how to win anymore" and called it a "winning mission." But is that true?

It’s family game night at Davis Elementary School in Clearwater, but there's not a Monopoly board or a Jenga block in sight. Instead, kids and parents are…

Ask anyone about their health care and you are likely to hear about ailments, doctors, maybe costs and insurance hassles. Most people don’t go straight...

A bill requiring autism awareness training for law enforcement officers is starting to move in both chambers of the Florida Legislature. It comes after...

Walt Disney World is increasing single-day tickets at certain times of the year and setting expiration dates on tickets in hopes of preventing…

A measure that would reduce the penalty for people who briefly display a firearm in public and make it a non-criminal offense has been filed in the House.

When the history of the University of South Florida women's basketball team is written, it will likely be marked as "before Jose Fernandez" and "after…

When an individual goes up against a multibillion-dollar company, odds of prevailing are slim. But every now and then, justice smiles on the little guy....

House subcommittees charged with crafting portions of the state budget are trying to figure out how to make major cuts.

Senator Anitere Flores has spoken out against hydraulic fracturing in Florida, voted against it and written guest editorials. But the Miami Republican...

Estimates for traffic deaths in Florida climbed to more than 3,200 in 2016, a jump of nearly ten percent from the previous year. Lee County leads...

You'll often hear the news of young people tragically dying from gun violence. But what about those who live?This week on Florida Matters we're listening…

A proposal to build a fifth pediatric heart transplant center in Florida is drawing opposition from at least two of the existing programs.

The speaker of the Florida House is trying to end funding for Visit Florida. He's claiming that the state's tourism marketing effort isn't having any…

A Senate Republican has filed a proposal that would revamp Florida's Medicaid managed-care system, including changing how HMOs and other health plans...

Even many people eligible for a health savings account who have extra cash to contribute to one don't do it. Therapists say that's partly because nobody wants to admit they will get old or sick.

What started in part by a text in response to racial tension and police shootings of black men has turned into millions of dollars directed at economic...

Florida’s community colleges, now called state colleges, can offer more than an associate’s degree: students don’t necessarily have to transfer to...

Just days after a federal judge denied another attempt by protesting Native American tribes in North Dakota to halt construction of the Dakota Access...

Do you know how safe your tap water is to drink? When fifth- and sixth-grade students at Academy Prep in St. Petersburg researched that question, they...

Rejecting arguments by a chiropractor, a South Florida appeals court Wednesday upheld part of a 2012 overhaul of the state's person-injury protection...

A proposal that would require unanimous jury recommendations for death sentences to be imposed sailed through its first House vetting Wednesday,...

Associated Industries of Florida and other business groups released a proposal Tuesday aimed at holding down workers' compensation insurance rates —...

Leading members of the House and Senate unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said could help reduce the amount of time Florida public school...