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After a gunman killed seventeen students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, many politicians Tweeted out their thoughts and prayers. A couple of...

Pornography is being declared a health risk by the Florida Legislature. The state's House of Representatives approved the resolution by a voice vote...

This week on Florida Matters we’re hosting another edition of our monthly news roundtable.We talk with a panel of journalists about some of the major news…

Students around South Florida participated in classroom walkouts one week after the mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland,...

Little more than a week ago, some of the biggest problems students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School faced were math tests and the baseball team’s...

College students in Florida may soon be able to exercise free speech anywhere on a state campus.The Florida House's Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee…

Federal authorities say a Florida ambulance company has agreed to pay about $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded Medicare by billing...

In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into federal law. ESSA passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support. It's a long-term plan…

Florida Senators have approved a measure closing a loophole that allows child marriage. The bill is being called historic. If the proposal passes the...

Four years ago, Andrew Joseph III was killed as he tried to cross Interstate 4. He was one of 100 young people ejected from the Florida State Fairgrounds…

Florida will get a one-time boost in tax money as residents across the state slowly rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Irma.Irma ripped across the…

Pointing to “numerous conflicting decisions” by lower courts, a divided state appeals court ruled Friday against Progressive Select Insurance Co. in a...

Science center leaders are heading to Tallahassee this week to ask for more STEM education funding. Leaders from the Orlando Science Center are joining...

Shelly Baer was working with an organization that supports people with disabilities when somebody suggested making a fundraising calendar: nudes of...

The Trump administration’s $19.9 billion budget for NASA calls for privatizing the International Space Station. Senator Bill Nelson is blasting the...

More than 5,000 students from Puerto Rico have enrolled in Florida public schools since Hurricane Maria.In the seven weeks since the storm made landfall…

Part of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa was shut down for a few hours on Monday while a vehicle directly connected to traffic signals took to the…

A new report says Florida is leading the nation in solar permits for homes. This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the promise and prognosis of…

State officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday at a transportation facility in Polk County that could make Florida a leader in developing…

Former congresswoman Corrine Brown won't learn her fate in her federal corruption case until Dec. 4.

Florida lawmakers are trying to establish a pilot program to help newborns exposed to addictive drugs while in their mother’s womb.

Police are scouring Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood, one day after a man was gunned down on Nebraska Avenue. It was the fourth murder in a month in…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is sending his final round of budget recommendations to state legislators.Scott on Tuesday will release his spending plan for the…

While Black Friday generally marks the start of the busy holiday shopping season, “Small Business Saturday" encourages people to support local…

Food insecurity is a problem for many in the Tampa Bay area all year long.While many see Thanksgiving and the holidays as a time to help others, Feeding…