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Last week Gov. Rick Scott delivered an $8.5 million check to Hillsborough County schools earning good marks on the state’s grading formula.Those grades…

All session long, Florida's legislative leaders have frustrated advocates for the poor, as well as much of the business community, by declining to talk...

The twin bombings of 2013 cast a long shadow on Monday's race. But the crowds basked in the sunshine today, as American Meb Keflezighi ended a 31-year drought for U.S. men in the Boston Marathon.

In a blow to Gov. Rick Scott, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not take up his appeal of a ruling that blocked across-the-board drug testing…

The Senate Rules Committee on Monday narrowly approved a bill that could prohibit certain abortions now legal in Florida, sending the measure to the full…

You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but Josalyn Kaldenberg has a bionic arm.Even if you looked hard at her right arm, you'd only see a small scar, a…

A passionately-debated effort to overhaul the Florida Retirement System has now been merged with a widely-supported effort to fix local government...

Since Florida banned gill nets 20 years ago, University of Florida researchers have helped Cedar Key replace commercial fishing with aquaculture. The…

The International Indian Film Academy's biggest party is starting this week in Tampa. Otherwise known as the Bollywood Oscars, tens of thousands of fans…

Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist set himself up today for another round of attacks over the President’s health overhaul from Republican Gov....

Florida legislators should be able to end their session on time.A nearly $77.1 billion state budget was delivered to state legislators at 8:35 p.m. on…

Despite spending millions on television ads, Republican Gov. Rick Scott is trailing former Gov. Charlie Crist by 10 points in a new poll.The poll released…

Speed limits on Florida highways could be raised to 75 miles per hour under a bill that's going to Gov. Rick Scott.The Florida House voted 58-56 on…

More than 120 thousand people have signed the pledge to take their kids to the park this coming Saturday, May 17th for "National Kids To Parks Day." There…

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging single-gender schools and classes in Hillsborough County. The ACLU claims the programs reinforce gender…

Florida's state-created fund intended to help private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane has billions in the bank as hurricane season starts,…

An administrative law judge Wednesday postponed until July a high-profile case that involves a challenge to the approval of a trauma center at Ocala…

In this installment of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, married couple Victoria Hewitt and Donald Harvey tell the story of karma and one amazing flying experience....

Growing up in the 60s and 70s, Peter and Susan Betzer knew about homosexuality, but it wasn’t openly discussed. It wasn’t until both of their daughters…

This story is part of a series from The Hechinger Report and StateImpact Florida looking at how Florida schools are getting ready for Common Core…

It's now possible to get to Orlando or Miami from Tampa for less than it costs to drive with the arrival of a new inter-city bus service called Megabus.…

Hackers stole employee data earlier this month from the American Institutes for Research, the company chosen to produce Florida’s next standardized…

Florida Republican Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would speed up the firing process...

Powerful Sen. John Thrasher's desire to be the next president of Florida State University has caused a search committee to "pause" the process so it can…

Senate President Don Gaetz and an aide involved in the Senate's push for a larger number of African-American voters in U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown's sprawling…