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There are more than 120 specialty license plates in Florida, and some Florida lawmakers are hoping to add several more to that list. It includes a ...

Florida lawmakers seem likely to approve unanimous jury sentences for death penalty cases in the opening weeks of this year’s legislative session. But...

Florida is a prime breeding ground for invasive species that can threaten the state’s ecology and economy. For every lionfish or Burmese python that’s...

This week on Florida Matters we're exploring the current rules on medical marijuana in the state and what might be in store for the industry. We'll hear…

As Florida's 2017 legislative session prepares to start March 7 , the debate about repealing what is known as the "certificate of need" regulatory...

Florida Power and Light announced Monday that it plans to build eight solar generators by early 2018. The plants will increase the company's solar…

The Florida Highway Patrol says there were more than 100,000 hit and run crashes in the state last year alone. That left more than 1,200 people seriously…

Florida parents could see cheaper diapers through legislation being considered by lawmakers. The measure by Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, exempts...

Juries would have to unanimously decide that defendants should be condemned to death, under a fast-tracked proposal aimed at fixing the state's death...

North Florida Congressman Neal Dunn wants to throw out a federal plan that would reduce freshwater flowing into the struggling Apalachicola Bay. The...

A Florida judge is hearing evidence to determine whether a retired police officer acted in self-defense when he shot a man in a movie theater in 2014.

A Senate committee Tuesday approved a measure that would clear the way for "direct primary care" agreements between doctors and patients — and raised...

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis held his third public listening session on health care reform in Wesley Chapel on Wednesday night.

Florida has not had any locally transmitted cases of Zika so far in 2017. And the number of travel-related cases has fallen drastically in the dry...

Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-FL, said he wants to turn full control of the Medicaid health insurance over to Florida and the other states. It’s part of...

A move to shift the burden of proof in " stand your ground " self-defense cases is off to a fast start in the House, where the controversial proposal...

Nearly half of the people living and working in Florida still struggle to make ends meet after the Great Recession, according to a new study from the…

While extending an olive branch of sorts to Governor Rick Scott, House Speaker Richard Corcoran says he is determined to ax the state’s business...

The Florida House unveiled its version of a gambling overhaul bill Thursday. What’s inside came as a surprise to lawmakers like Sarasota Republican Rep....

State lawmakers want to make it harder for Floridians to amend the constitution. The plan would up the percentage of voter approval needed to pass a...

Advocates say more conservative Republicans are seeing the wisdom of reforming minimum mandatory sentencing laws.

John Legend is known for his music, but he came to the Tampa Convention Center last week as an advocate for students of color. He told students and…

It was early Friday morning when someone set fire to a mosque in New Tampa. An investigation is underway. People from the Council for American-Islamic…

When most children in the foster care system turn 18, they’re on their own…Today, we’ll hear from a young man in a Miami supportive housing program...

Earlier this month, a U.S. Supreme Court-appointed lawyer ruled against Florida in its decades-long water war with Georgia. As the court prepares to...