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Florida lawmakers are beginning to make headway when it comes to finding a middle ground between the House and Senate gambling plans.

The Florida House has voted to tear down the so-called liquor wall by a razor-thin margin. It’s a rare issue that doesn’t fall along party lines, giving...

Florida is the only state in the nation that bars people with a prior felony record from receiving compensation after they were wrongfully incarcerated...

Florida wildlife officials are launching a couple new programs to encourage people to help remove Burmese pythons—one of Florida’s nonnative species.

Spending offers are flying back and forth between House and Senate leaders. But Nick Evans reports time is running short on this year’s legislative...

Florida homeowners may get an additional $25,000 homestead exemption if voters go along with the proposal.The Florida House on Wednesday voted 81-35 to…

Florida public universities and colleges may be able to hold secret searches for new leaders.The Florida House on Wednesday voted 103-11 for a bill that…

Prosecutors in Florida have told jurors a former congresswoman financed a lavish lifestyle of Beverly Hills shopping trips and fancy parties on donations…

Summer is peak mosquito season, and that means greater concern about the Zika virus.On Thursday, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and…

As their constituents protested in support of the Affordable Care Act in Miami Wednesday, two South Florida republicans provided crucial votes for a...

Just three "no" votes by Senate Republicans would likely be enough to sink the GOP health bill. Democrats who lost the battle in the House are still convinced they can win the political war.

The House on Thursday rejected a Senate plan to give judges more leeway in sentencing people convicted of fentanyl trafficking.

After years of complaints from parents and teachers, Florida lawmakers appear ready to approve a sweeping education bill that would mandate recess in…

UPDATED: Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:36 AM CORRECTION: WGCU originally wrote, "Acquaviva did not return WGCU’s calls for comment," but it should read ...

Poor Floridians may see less access to medical care. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, said the state is turning down billions of dollars in federal...

A bill creating memorials to remember the boys who died and were buried in unmarked graves on the Dozier School for Boys’ grounds is now heading to...

Florida lawmakers are on track to vote on the budget Monday. That makes Friday the last chance for them to get the remaining bills passed. Here's a...

Chances appear slim lawmakers will pass a comprehensive workers’ compensation bill this year, but at least one reform is already headed to Governor Rick...

Optimistic lawmakers flooded the Capitol with a record number of bills this spring.

Governor Rick Scott is catching some serious heat for shooting a Visit Florida ad in a Washington, D.C. studio.

Tampa International Airport's cargo business is growing, thanks in large part to the online retailer Amazon.Seattle-based Amazon has opened two enormous…

John Morgan said he is prepared to sue the Florida Legislature over the House’s plan to implement medical marijuana.

Despite backing from House Republican leaders and Gov. Rick Scott, controversial bills that would have eased regulations on building hospitals and...

Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has filed to enter the race for his old job against incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman.Baker, who served as the city's…

Sonic booms surprised residents across central Florida Sunday morning due to the landing of a top-secret military space plane at NASA's Kennedy Space…