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Former Florida State University football coach Jimbo Fisher says accepting a job at Texas A&M University was a no-brainer. He issued his first...

If you run a business in Florida, you have the right to maintain a drug-free workplace. But does that apply to drugs prescribed by a doctor — like...

This week on Florida Matters we're taking another listen to our show about people who communicate their passion for food in particularly interesting…

A number of gun bills appear to be dead for the 2018 legislative session, after failing to pass their first Florida Senate committee Tuesday.

Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown is hoping an appellate court overturns her fraud convictions after her sentencing Monday . But one former Department...

After hosting the Bulls last year, you'd think the Birmingham Bowl would remember University of South Florida's name.You'd be wrong.Ads for the official…

Florida taxpayers could lose billions of dollars in future savings under part of pending federal tax-reform legislation that would limit the ability of...

Accusing Senator Jack Latvala of a “scorched-earth approach” to defame his accuser, a Democratic senator from Plantation lodged a new formal complaint...

The $3 billion project is the first privately funded high-speed rail system in the U.S. Trains will begin running along the state's busiest corridor from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale this month.

Florida is one of only three states that allows prosecutors to have the only say if a juvenile suspect is tried as an adult.The American Civil Liberties…

Senate President Joe Negron said Friday he thinks Florida's nursing homes should be paid more for providing care to the state's elder and frail residents.

The Senate will consider the merits of repealing Florida's long-standing requirement for drivers to carry personal-injury protection insurance, but...

Measures that would double Gov. Rick Scott's spending request for the Florida Forever conservation program and earmark money to improve the St. Johns...

Terrie Rizzo, who began her political career as a campaign volunteer a little more than a dozen years ago, was selected by Florida Democrats to lead...

This week on Florida Matters we'll hear the first episode in a special two-part series called Telling Tampa Bay Stories: Progress Village.We'll hear…

Seven humanitarian groups from all over the country came together Sunday under the umbrella of the Puerto Rico Recovery Alliance to bring much-needed...

A Florida college professor fired after publicly saying the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut was a hoax has lost a lawsuit claiming he was...

Campaign donations for State Senator and candidate for governor Jack Latvala have dried up since allegations of sexual harassment surfaced.What a…

A former Florida congresswoman wants to remain free while appealing her prison sentence for fraud.Corrine Brown, 71, was sentenced last week to five years…

A measure that would require future tax or fee increases to be approved by two-thirds votes of the Legislature is ready for consideration by the state…

With the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report into the demise of cargo ship El Faro Tuesday, the families of the lost crew...

As Florida’s politically powerful men fear becoming targets of sexual harassment allegations, the new-found awareness of a male-dominated Legislature...

If your children are home from school over winter break, here are some ideas on how to keep them occupied. "Let's start with active, because if I don't…

The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday handed down 53 recommendations to various organizations for how they could beef up safety two years...

Less than halfway through Florida’s lucrative stone crab season, traps are drying up, dealing another blow to a fishing industry still recovering from a...