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A Republican state lawmaker has come out in support of a medical marijuana ballot initiative. Florida voters will decide on the measure this November.

A tale of two Florida universities and their presidents sees one school part ways with its leader, while the other has found a new boss.By a vote of 10-1,…

The environmental group 1000 Friends of Florida released its Florida 2070 study today. It's a series of maps that show how many people Florida will hold -…

Yet again, news organizations around the globe are reporting on computer hackers illegally obtaining – and releasing - private information.This summer –…

Miami Beach’s efforts to control Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been challenged over the past two weeks by residents worried about possible adverse...

Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday approved most of the changes requested by Citizens Property Insurance.The new rates will go into effect…

In 2012, Florida’s election results were decided by less than one percent. In 2000, fewer than 600 votes separated the candidates. Today, Florida...

Florida's governor is authorizing an additional $10 million in state funds for Zika response.

Florida's state university system may ask legislators to expand the state's popular Bright Futures scholarship program to cover summer courses.This week,…

Police are continuing their investigation in the shooting death of a 17-month-old girl at a Tampa apartment complex Sunday afternoon, officials said.…

Residents near a Florida fertilizer plant that has leaked more than 200 million gallons of contaminated water into a drinking water aquifer can have...

Assistant Secretary of State and Department Spokesman John Kirby grew up in St. Petersburg, and graduated from St. Petersburg Catholic High School and the…

State regulators may be close to deciding on a proposed 19.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates.

Sparks were flying during Monday's debate between Congressman David Jolly and Charlie Crist for the Congressional District 13 seat. Jolly brought up…

The State Department of Health reported Tuesday that Florida has four new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Miami-Dade County.

Members of Pinellas County's legislative delegation say the early closure of a sewage plant is a main reason why the city of St. Petersburg had to...

It's a busy Monday morning at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, and Philip Ertel is here for a check-up. The 60-year-old needs refills for his diabetes and…

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to investigate a sewage spill in St. Petersburg.

Liz Dudek, a longtime state health official who helped lead an overhaul of the Medicaid program, is retiring as secretary of the Florida Agency for...

Economists are telling the state's Citrus Commission that Florida orange production could sink by another two-thirds in the next 10 years if better…

You will soon be able to test ride the new Cross-Bay Ferry.One of the architects of the project, Ed Turanchik, said the plan is to give the public a…

Homeschooling entered the mainstream in the 1980s and was led largely by white evangelical Christians. Today, the U.S Department of Education says…

Several longtime politicians were sent packing by voters in the recent primaries. Those include former Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman,…

Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, who played for Tampa's Alonso High School, was killed early Sunday in a boat crash off Miami Beach, according to…

Milo Yiannopoulos is scheduled to speak at the University of South Florida in Tampa Monday night, and while student organizers are defending inviting the…