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Death penalty opponents rallied at Florida’s Capitol in support of Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala. Republican lawmakers are considering cutting her...

A gambling overhaul bill passed through the full Florida Senate Thursday. Meanwhile the House bill is heading for that chamber’s floor. While leaders...

People picketed outside two major food corporations in Tampa Wednesday to protest farmworker exploitation. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)...

Leaders of safety-net hospitals from across the state gathered Monday at the Capitol to argue against potential cuts in Medicaid payments.

Dry weather has caused the water level in Lake Okeechobee drop below the minimum range targeted for South Florida’s drinking water supply.

TALLAHASSEE — Sports franchises wouldn't be able to build or renovate stadiums on publicly owned land under a measure that won House approval Thursday.

This week on Florida Matters we're revisiting our discussion about autonomous vehicles. In this preview, WUSF's Robin Sussingham visits Florida…

State lawmakers are attempting to make it easier to identify questionable entries on the voter rolls.

The White House and House Republicans appear short of a last-ditch deal on their long-promised repeal of Barack Obama's health care law. And in an...

Florida taxpayers soon could fund anti-abortion pregnancy centers thanks to a bill that has passed the Republican-led House.

A Jacksonville doctor is proposing a pilot program to intervene when people come to the emergency room with heroin and Fentanyl overdoses.

Florida Senate budget chiefs Wednesday greenlit a spending plan that includes a new formula for reimbursing nursing homes. Opponents say the proposal...

This week, sheriffs across Florida publicly challenged the Department of Homeland Security for singling out agencies it says won’t help enforce...

Once every 20 years a group of people gets together to change the Florida Constitution, the most fundamental law of the state. That’s happening right...

Would a bill that would penalize Florida cities and counties for offering sanctuary cities be the toughest in the nation? And do undocumented immigrants…

In a victory for nursing-home and hospice groups, a House committee Thursday scaled back a bill aimed at repealing controversial regulations on building...

With the debate focused heavily on attorney fees, a key House committee Thursday overhauled a bill that would make changes in Florida's workers'...

Florida could begin issuing what's essentially a fetal death certificate to women who have had miscarriages.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Florida International University on Thursday, as part of a tour through educational institutions in...

Almost seven years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Florida lawmakers are finalizing a settlement plan. There’s still some distance between the...

A bill to prevent greyhound tracks from giving their racing dogs steroids is moving forward in the Senate. Members of the greyhound industry say without...

House Speaker Richard Corcoran says changes to the Senate’s plan to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee make the proposal better, but he’s refusing to...

A bill that requires county elections officials to notify Florida voters if their signatures on vote-by-mail ballots don't match their registration forms…

Florida legislators are considering whether to keep secret searches for university and college presidents.A House panel approved a bill Thursday that…

The body of a 17-year-old Tampa girl who was missing since March 28 was found in Flatwoods Wilderness Park Friday morning.Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward…