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Some people struggling with opioid addiction who switched to kratom swear the herb salvaged their lives. But federal agencies and the brother of a man who died from his kratom use warn of its risks.

Boeing's new CEO David Calhoun has served on the company's board of directors since 2009, leading some to worry he can't bring an outsider's perspective and shake things up.

Florida teachers have won some battles on the pay front in recent years — but for them, it’s too little, too late.

More than a dozen warm weather records have been tied or broken in Florida over the past three days, and the unusual warmth is expected to continue...

Thousands of families will see their Florida Prepaid college tuition savings plans suddenly paid off thanks to price cuts announced in Jacksonville...

Poverty has long been an obstacle to reading. A new program called the Big Plan aims to boost reading scores by giving extra, individual attention to a…

Pointing to a “narrow timeframe” for meeting petition-signature requirements, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational…

Over the objections of the National Rifle Association, a Senate panel Monday unanimously signed off on a far-reaching measure that would close the gun...

Being in an autonomous vehicle can be a lot of work. It takes two people — one in the driver’s seat, a second in the passenger seat — each describing...

With the 2020 election months away, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is touting his health care record as a key reason voters should grant...

House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, and Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, spoke to the House and Senate, respectively, on Tuesday to help…

If there's one good word to describe the new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute, it may just be “open.”First, open as in open…

Gov. Ron DeSantis formally started the 2020 legislative session Tuesday by urging lawmakers to boost pay for many public-school teachers, continue…

A Republican lawmaker wants to change Florida’s medical marijuana system as well as legalize the drug for adults. Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg)...

Teacher pay, firearm safety and healthcare spending are among the top issues Florida leaders listed as they made their opening statements on the first...

Several southern states including Georgia and Mississippi have enacted similar laws requiring employers to check the immigration status of new hires....

A plan to revamp Florida’s fireworks law is headed to the Senate floor.

Fines could soon be doubled for people who drive around, or fail to stop for school buses with their stop arms out. A bill moving through the House has...

A bill in the Florida legislature would make Bible classes mandatory electives in public high schools. The original bill filed in the House during the…

The bureau was faulted after the Russian attack on the 2016 election for keeping too much information from state and local authorities. It says it'll use a new policy going forward.

Florida’s aerospace agency has launched a new front in its effort to make the Sunshine State more enticing as a potential player in the nation’s…

The threats to sea turtles are as big as the ocean they inhabit: red tide, overfishing, rising seas swamping their nesting grounds and being stunned by…

A decade ago a fight broke out in Florida over whether to require businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure employees are eligible to work...

California-based Made In Space is moving its headquarters to Jacksonville.

The Harvard law professor told NPR he will present constitutional arguments during the Senate trial — but will not be involved in other strategic decisions.