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Florida’s nascent medical marijuana industry is encouraging state lawmakers to draft a measure implementing amendment two. If they refuse, the...

The family of a Florida State University football player who died during a 2001 training session will receive the remainder of a legal settlement after...

The Florida Senate on Monday sent to Gov. Rick Scott the remaining 24 Senate bills passed during the 2017 session, including a major higher-education...

Senate Republican leaders plan to vote as soon as this month on major health care legislation even though they remain uncertain, for now, whether their...

Treating addiction is big business in Florida. But some communities, overwhelmed by overdoses, are sending a message to the rest of America: Don't send your drug users here.

She’s one of the most sought-after political analysts in Florida and the nation, and she has a new book out, "Florida's Minority Trailblazers: The Men and…

This week’s special legislative session returns to an argument House lawmakers might have thought they put to bed.

This week’s special legislative session is expected to cost taxpayers more than $100,000. But the three-day long process could be a boon for Tallahassee...

Universities around the state of Florida are reviewing their budget for the next year and mental health services remain a priority.

UPDATED: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 2:20 PM Gov. Rick Scott has vetoed a part of the state budget that would’ve compensated residents in Lee and Broward...

A growing number of homeless veterans are women. But there are few places that specialize in helping them get back on their feet.

With time running out in this week’s special session, state lawmakers have lined up a showdown over education funding. Both chambers are planning final...

Despite recent efforts by Congress to improve the performance of the Veterans Administration, some Tallahassee vets and even a local caregiver say their...

Florida legislators are supposed to finish their work this week, but it's not clear if top Republican can reach a deal on school spending and an overhaul…

A federal judge has sided with the Florida High School Athletic Association in a dispute about whether a Christian school should have been allowed to…

The claims are flying fast and furious around the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. A version proposed by Republicans in the…

Legislation to enact Florida's medical marijuana constitutional amendment is headed to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott.The Senate and House approved the bill…

Thousands of people drive by one of the best birding areas in Sarasota County every day without even knowing it. Celery Fields - so named for its former…

There's little doubt that America is becoming more diverse.Perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in the nation's public schools. But differences can…

The pesticide widely used to fight Zika-carrying mosquitoes in Florida and across the nation has been linked to deficits in motor functions in Chinese...

Florida lawmakers ended a special session Friday without taking up a Senate bill that would have pumped more Medicaid money into the state's hospitals.

A measure changing the state's controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law was among 16 bills that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law late Friday.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he "absolutely" intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature.

Authorities say a pilot was seriously injured when his small plane crashed into a car parked outside a church in Bartow.Polk County Fire Rescue said the…

Walt Disney World plans to honor a Nebraska boy who was killed by an alligator at one of its resorts near Orlando with a sculpture of a lighthouse.A year…