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The Constitution Revision Commission is one of five ways Florida can amend the state constitution, but it only happens once every 20 years.The 37-member…

Florida’s public education board had its say on a controversial ed bill and the state budget Tuesday. Public school officials and a state lawmaker...

Local governments still have most of their powers intact -- despite efforts by lawmakers during the legislative session that ended last week in...

A state appeals court Wednesday overturned a sentence that would have allowed a woman to stay out prison after being convicted of taking $1.6 million...

Muppets fans are going to have more places to ask the question, "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and the…

A bill to increase mental health funding for law enforcement officers has passed the U.S. Senate.

For the past year, WUSF has invited you to share the cost of your health care -- not your insurance premiums, but the cost of the care itself. Our...

A panel discussion on the impact of the Tampa Bay Rowdies recent referendum was held Thursday by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. That referendum easily…

The teenagers graduating this spring were still in diapers when terrorists attacked the United States September 11, 2001. Yet, many of the high school…

Governor Rick Scott suggested a chainsaw but lawmakers preferred a scalpel when it comes to the latest round of tax cuts.

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed its second-to-last show Sunday afternoon, a group of retired and former circus performers sat…

Last summer’s wave of local transmission of the Zika virus hasn’t yet bled into 2017 , but officials from Key West to West Palm Beach are gearing up for...

More than a decade after the Florida Supreme Court opened the floodgates for lawsuits against tobacco companies, an Atlanta-based appeals court this...

Thousands of Haitians that are under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States since the 2010 earthquake in the island received on Monday a...

Florida officials are urging residents to take precautions and comply with burn bans as forecasts predict even drier conditions going into the spring...

Gov. Rick Scott has about 10 days to sign legislation appropriating money to counties hit by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A settlement deal...

This week is National Safe Boating Week, and with Florida wildlife officials expecting increased turnout on the water for the Memorial Day weekend, they...

It's that time of year to hit the beach and soak up some rays, but in some areas erosion means there's not a lot of places to build a sand castle.A bill…

Conservation groups, Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet members are praising Florida’s newest top environmental regulator, Noah Valenstein, as a consensus...

In a long-awaited decision, an administrative law judge Tuesday called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators, saying...

It’s common knowledge in medicine: Doctors routinely order tests on hospital patients that are unnecessary and wasteful. Sutter Health, a giant hospital...

The AARP has been outspoken in its opposition to the American Health Care Act, which was passed by the House earlier this month.

Following any deadly tragedy, most recently the Manchester terror attack, emergency response goes from behind-the-scenes work to a tangible presence....

Last year, visitors to Tampa’s Amalie Arena could "swim" in a million white plastic balls at an interactive exhibit called "The Beach.” Now, Tampa Bay…

Mosquito fish are 2.5-inch long native, freshwater fish that love munching on mosquito hatchlings.On Saturday, March 27, Mosquito Control officials are…