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On the heels of the 2016 presidential election lawmakers are reviewing what went well while looking toward some changes.

After an exhaustive study, the Florida Supreme Court is recommending the Legislature pay for a dozen new trial judges. But in a rare move, justices are...

After a yearlong impasse, the Hillsborough County Tax Collector's office and Airbnb are nearing an agreement that would require the peer-to-peer rental…

Springtime is planting time, generally speaking. And winter is a time to plan to plant. But Selby Gardens' Chief Horticulturist Mike McLaughlin says there…

The end of the year is a popular time for charitable giving thanks to the “holiday spirit” and possibly to get a tax deduction. But Florida’s consumer…

As President Obama's second term ends, it's time to take a look back at some of the promises he's made. WUSF's Steve Newborn talks with Katie Sanders of…

A federal lawsuit is alleging Facebook, Google and Twitter lend material support to the Islamic State.The families of three victims of the Pulse Night…

Florida saw an “impressive” drop in the rate of uninsured adults in 2014 and 2015, the first two years of full implementation of the Affordable Care Act...

With Donald Trump moving into the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, Florida Senate President Joe Negron said Tuesday he wants to start...

A legislative effort to ban red light cameras throughout the state of Florida is back. But, as in years past , it’s sure to encounter opposition from...

Ranchers in two southwest Florida counties are eligible for federal funding to protect panthers.

An outgoing state utility regulator is landing a new job to head Florida's parks system after the old director was abruptly demoted.The Department of…

Florida's minimum wage will increase by a nickel next year.On January 1, the state's minimum wage will go from $8.05 per hour to $8.10 an hour. Tipped…

Florida's incoming Senate President Joe Negron is laying the groundwork to revamp the state's Bright Futures scholarships program, which is funded by the…

Florida led the nation with 1.3 million residents signing up for 2017 coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act by a Monday deadline, the U.S....

A measure that would expand how and where Florida's more than 1.67 million concealed-weapons license holders can carry handguns may have an easier path...

A Jewish congregation in Sarasota says someone drew anti-Semitic images on its property.The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports two small swastikas and a…

Former state House Speaker Will Weatherford said Thursday he will not run for governor in 2018, eliminating one potential high-profile candidate to…

Just outside the ACC Championship in Orlando, Jerry Edwards is holding court. Known as Hollywood, Edwards says he'll travel anywhere for a Clemson…

When news broke a few days ago about the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey at photo exhibit in Ankara, a handful of journalists who…

A Sarasota nurse stopped in a McDonald's restaurant hoping to get a quick cup of coffee and ended up helping a woman deliver a baby. Nurse April Jones...

In what might have been his last word on the issue as a member of the Florida Supreme Court, Justice James E.C. Perry on Thursday rendered a blistering...

Health care executive Kiran Patel has bought the former Clearwater Christian College property with plans to develop an osteopathic medical school on the...

In a pair of major rulings about the state's embattled death penalty, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for about half of the state...

A researcher who tested the water around St. Petersburg for antibiotic resistant bacteria after the city released sewage into Tampa Bay didn't find any.