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A bill that would have allowed the city of Tampa to increase its water supply has dried up in the state legislature. Some feared it would have reignited…

A federal wildlife refuge north of the Everglades is setting traps for pythons to protect against the voracious invasive snake.

Reform-minded Florida lawmakers are disagreeing over how to address sexual harassment. House Republicans have significantly expanded their measure . And...

After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers’ compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off...

A proposal to allow unused prescription drugs to be donated to low-income patients is advancing in the Florida Legislature. Florida already allows...

There has been concerns for years over a disproportionate number of cancer cases among former and current students, faculty and staff at a Bradenton high…

Cell phones and social media went nuts early Monday after a routine monthly test message for tsunami warnings from the National Weather Service for...

The Democratic Women’s Club of Florida is demanding equal pay. The Equal Rights Amendment would minimize discrimination in the workplace and give women...

Florida lawmakers want to expand the use of digital voting and tallying machines. Many of the state’s election managers are behind the plan . But...

Florida would require additional background screening for operators of controversial recovery residences known as “sober homes,” under a bill that...

Authorities in Hillsborough County say a man and woman were injured when shots were fired in a Home Depot parking lot in Brandon during an undercover gun…

After three years, the first leg of one of the biggest construction projects was unveiled Wednesday at Tampa International Airport."We did it! We did it!"…

The Capital Tiger Bay Club hosted controversial political consultant Roger Stone this week. In classic Stone fashion, the former lobbyist held nothing...

A University of Florida researcher has found three species of mosquitoes feeding on Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. Lawrence Reeves, a post...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is partnering with the South Florida Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce and a private university from the Caribbean island to offer…

The Florida House and Senate are poised to approve rival versions of a new $87 billion state budget.Legislators spent most of Wednesday asking questions…

Forestry officials say a suspected serial arsonist may be behind dozens of wildfires in Sarasota and Charlotte counties.There have been 47 cases of…

About 1.7 million troops are eligible to switch from a traditional pension plan to a blended plan that works more like a 401(k). But some lack the...

The Senate is inching closer to approving a bill that would allow hospitals, clinics, medical schools and substance-abuse treatment programs to begin...

Health insurers and health-maintenance organizations would be banned from retroactively denying claims if they verified eligibility at the time of...

A bill allowing Florida prison officials to recruit more young correctional officers is continuing to move in both chambers of the Florida Legislature.

With less than a month to work out substantial differences, the Republican-controlled Florida House and Senate on Thursday passed dueling $87 billion…

Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith says it's closing a customer service center in Tampa as it integrates the operations of Time Inc., which it…

Between summer 2015 and 2016, kids under the age of 18 in Florida were subjected to an involuntary psychiatric exam 32,000 times – almost a 50 percent...

The power struggle between the Florida Legislature and the state’s local governments continues. That was obvious during Friday morning’s (2/9) meeting...