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According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, more than half of Florida’s public school students are eligible for free or reduced priced meals during the...

Amid growing demands for a special session on medical marijuana and harsh criticism of lawmakers' failure to reach agreement on the issue, Senate...

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world: Sixty percent of the 700 to 900 deaths each year are preventable, including that of neonatal nurse Lauren Bloomstein.

Florida hospitals are intently watching the negotiations between the state and federal government over health care funding. The state has been talking...

Governor Rick Scott has signed a body-camera related bill into law. But, while it has the support of Florida law enforcement groups, others continue to...

A "body farm" where researchers can study how corpses decompose will open next week in the Tampa Bay area with the burial of four donated bodies....

New research reveals the critical role the environment plays in dolphin health.

A Florida medical marijuana dispensary says it is not violating state law by selling cannabis that could potentially be broken down and made into pot...

Lost in all the coverage of the firing of FBI Director James Comey last week were a pair of in-depth interviews President Donald Trump gave that...

Governor Rick Scott is touting a measure creating a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee with local lawmakers. Senate president Joe Negron says the army...

Tampa International Airport had a record number of passengers during Spring Break. Spokeswoman Emily Nipps said part of that growth is coming from new and…

To lower the potential spread of disease, state wildlife officials want Florida residents to keep their bird feeders clean. They’re already getting...

Open government advocates are urging Governor Rick Scott to veto a measure that would seal nearly three million criminal records from public view. The...

Florida Sen. Frank Artiles , a Republican, resigned last month after the Miami Herald revealed he had said the n-word and called a fellow senator,...

State officials say Florida is having one of its worst wildfire seasons in years. This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the impact these fires…

In 2011, the University of South Florida campus newspaper, the Oracle, printed an article titled "Cesar Hernandez Needs to Cut It Out."It wasn't demeaning…

While lawmakers weigh whether to call a special session for medical marijuana, dispensaries are pushing ahead. One grower is preparing to open its first...

Progressive groups are keeping a close eye on the Constitution Revision Commission, and this week, they’re more worried than ever. It's the prestigious...

Orlando topped the number of nuisance alligator complaints last year, according to data from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s...

St. Petersburg officials are repairing about 2,000 manholes to make sure the city's sewage system is not overwhelmed during heavy rainfall.

Red tied may have contributed to the deaths of 70 pelicans in St. Petersburg early this year, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Florida Republican members of Congress are calling for former FBI director James Comey to testify about alleged White House interference into its Russia...

Florida Governor Rick Scott is tapping a former aide and water management district chief to head up the state’s environmental agency.

The Justice Department on Tuesday accused giant insurer UnitedHealth Group of overcharging the federal government by more than $1 billion through its...

Bad meat is the apparent cause of death for a greyhound at the Seminole-Orlando Kennel Club. The meat also made 72 other greyhounds sick.