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Update 4/2/2015: Senate President Andy Gardiner says increased budget uncertainty following the federal government's decision to delay talks about...

The Senate added $35 million Wednesday to its plan for buying conservation land, as backers of November's land and water constitutional amendment continue…

As Florida lawmakers prepared last month to start the 60-day legislative session, 10 big issues popped out as priorities. Typically, big issues get…

In this installment of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, then-12-year-old Omari Isaiah Booker talks with his grandma, Theresa Lassiter. Omari and Theresa talk about…

Two bills that will allow concealed weapons throughout Florida’s public school system are headed for the House floor. But Nick Evans reports their...

They take bullets for their partners, work overtime for no pay and don’t get benefits. But as Jim Ash reports, that would change under a proposal by a...

In another sign of growing tension about a Senate plan to expand health coverage for low-income Floridians, a Senate committee Tuesday tabled the...

In Florida and in Tampa Bay, ties to Cuba run very deep. In March, federal officials participated in a forum with community leaders in Tampa to discuss…

Imagine a U.S. President came to the Summit of the Americas and, while criticizing the government of a certain oil-rich South American nation, remarked...

The former first lady and secretary of state has staked out her own ground. But it's notable that as she runs to be the first female president, she has dropped the maiden name that was once a staple.

The junior Republican senator from Florida is expected to jump into the race for the presidency Monday. He has some strengths — but also some hurdles to overcome.

A bill blocking all law enforcement agencies—including local—from establishing traffic ticket quotas could be close to hitting the Governor’s desk, if...

A central Florida eye clinic has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve a discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a transgender employee who was...

The stalemate between the House and Senate over billions of dollars in health-care funding deepened Tuesday, as the federal government suggested that the…

Italy is sending a high-tech espresso machine to the International Space Station. And NASA is worried it might be too popular.

Florida appears primed to extend the statute of limitations for rape charges. The proposal is headed for the Senate floor, less than a week after...

A bill that would have allowed designated individuals to carry guns in Florida public schools for security appears to be dead for this session. Sen....

The House appears poised to approve a bill that could help clear the way for terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs -- but the measure will...

Sharon Preston-Folta grew up knowing that jazz great Louis Armstrong was her father. When she was little, she and her mom rode the tour bus with him. And…

Disputing reports that state agencies are prohibited from using the words "climate change," top environmental official Jonathan Steverson repeatedly...

Hunters are applauding a move to allow bear hunting in Florida. The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has moved closer to approving a one...

Accidental deaths from drug use is up 26 percent in Orange and Osceola counties, according to the medical examiner’s office. Heroin overtook cocaine as...

Gov. Rick Scott is comparing the Obama administration to the Sopranos and accusing the president of not caring for low-income families, even as the...

A new program at Broward College has just eight students and seeks to train the next generation of South Florida artists and designers.The school hopes to…

A highly controversial bill pitting civil right against civil right is on final approach to Governor Rick Scott’s desk. While adoption is one of the...