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The azaleas are in bloom -- that means the legislative session in Tallahassee is just around the corner. What’s likely to happen, and how will it affect…

Loosening regulations on who can own guns - and where they can be carried - is a hot topic in the run-up to this spring's legislative session in…

You might think of syphilis as an archaic sexually transmitted disease. But the number of syphilis cases in Southwest Florida has nearly doubled since...

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is looking for a new office location in Tampa after the owner of his current space decided not to renew his lease because of…

The first black President of the United States is a good role model and a good father. That’s according to the head of Florida’s child welfare agency,...

The Everglades Foundation is touting the economic benefits of water storage south of Lake Okeechobee.

The children of farmworkers could get a chance to go to college for free under a state lawmaker’s plan . But one advocate is worried the requirements...

“Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Sabal Trail has got to go…”About 50 protesters in downtown Tampa in November chanted as they marched up and down Ashley Drive with…

Democratic lawmakers are calling for a 10-year moratorium on black bear hunting in Florida.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala and his son, Rep. Chris Latvala , proposed measures Wednesday that would require drug tests for public...

When officials at Nemours Children’ Hospital in Orlando tried to establish a pediatric heart transplant center, they learned how restricting a state law...

The Trump Administration is rolling back a federal rule that protects small waterways like wetlands and creeks. One expert says the move could leave...

Florida Governor Rick Scott is naming Carlos Beruff to chair Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission.

Facebook’s the primary news gateway for a lot of Americans. And while most people on it know it's a haven for fake news, we may be getting gamed by those…

New rankings released by U.S. News and World Report say Florida is the number one state in the nation for higher education.The Sunshine State got the top…

One bill is making waves in advance of Tuesday's opening of the legislative session Tallahassee. It would restrict the rights of cities and counties to…

The U.S. Supreme Court will take the next step March 17 in Florida's lawsuit against Georgia over water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee- Flint...

More than 1,000 nurses from around the country met this week in Tampa at the American Nurses Association annual conference, and part of it was spend...

The House Majority Leader says there’s a chance a hydraulic fracturing bill could pass the Florida Legislature this year.

Environmental groups are raising concerns about the Senate’s dramatically expanded plan to fight massive toxic algae blooms carpeting South Florida...

Florida families are calling on the state to fully fund mental health services. Social service agencies say the lack of funding for mental health care...

Florida's citrus crop has been reduced again.Federal agricultural officials said Thursday that the expected crop for oranges this season dropped in the…

Moving closer to getting Florida's death penalty back on track, the Florida Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require unanimous jury...

While the University of South Florida Board of Trustees had a full agenda for Thursday's meeting, two outside events Wednesday ended up as topics of…

Saint Patrick's Day is coming up Friday, March 17. And the Irish band The Chieftains is getting the party started this Wednesday night at the Lakeland…