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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is wrapping up the first month of his second term in office. This week on Florida Matters he'll talk about his goals…

Four months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, FEMA analysis showed that only 1 percent of island residents still rely on emergency food and…

There's been a lot of hype about the lunar eclipse coming on Wednesday morning. But there may be something else going on in the pre-dawn skies that is…

Tampa International Airport was one of the worst offenders last year in terms of the number of firearms confiscated from fliers.The federal Transportation…

Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III, seen as a rising political star with a famous last name, will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's…

Florida State University President John Thrasher has partially lifted the suspension of activities by fraternities and sororities on his campus while...

BOCA RATON --- Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis walked across the stage Monday as the late rocker Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” played in a crowded...

State higher education officials directed Florida's public universities to hire more mental health counselors to meet growing student demand — and asked...

The state would take over regulation of vacation rental properties while local regulations passed since 2011 would be nullified, under a bill approved...

Florida lawmakers began moving forward Tuesday with proposals to fight sexual harassment in state government, an issue that's been under increased…

House Democrats are crying foul over a massive education bill they say would further erode the state’s public school system.

A Senate committee on Tuesday approved a bill that includes some recommendations made by a state-appointed telehealth advisory panel but ignores other...

There’s a fight brewing in the Capitol over how the state should pay hospitals for providing care to the poor, elderly and disabled.

A contentious bill that calls for a crackdown on cities and counties that don't comply with federal immigration authorities is running into trouble in the…

Boastful even within the traditional confines of a State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump inflated the impact of his tax cuts Tuesday night,…

Fewer than one percent of Americans are in the military, compared with about nine percent during World War II. Researchers say that's helped create a...

Manatee County Commissioners reopened a longtime discussion about decreasing the risk of flooding in residential areas Tuesday.According to some…

A budget proposal that is advancing in the Legislature would make next year's funding for Florida's public schools contingent on the passage of...

A new study shows that boating and swimming can make you sick.

Florida health officials have blamed delays in issuing new medical marijuana licenses on a court fight about a law requiring one of the coveted licenses...

The House on Wednesday froze $2.1 million in salary and expenses at the Department of Health for failing to respond to concerns raised by a joint...

The newly-rekindled Veterans and Military Families Caucus is endorsing a series of bills to further help veterans and their families in the state of...

There is a possible repair solution for the Pasco County sinkhole that destroyed two homes last summer.The Board of County Commissioners and the Public…

Authorities have released surveillance photos of a man who robbed a poker room cashier at a Tampa casino.The Seminole Tribe of Florida's police department…

Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano and incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva met with leaders of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as lawmakers attempt to...