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The city of Jacksonville has taken another step toward suing pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the city’s opioid addiction crisis.

Thousands of families will see their Florida Prepaid college tuition savings plans suddenly paid off thanks to price cuts announced in Jacksonville...

California-based Made In Space is moving its headquarters to Jacksonville.

Florida now has its 19th Lieutenant Governor. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, also the first Hispanic to hold the post, was sworn in during a private ceremony...

As of Monday, more than 2,000 wildfires had burned throughout Florida since the start of this year, and state officials say more than a 120 wildfires...

The “Cameron Mayhew Act” is slated to take effect Saturday, after Governor Rick Scott signed the bill into law aimed at increasing school bus safety.

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law allowing for the creation of memorials for boys who died from the abuse at the now-closed Dozier School...

Governor Rick Scott may have just called for a special election, but several people are already lining up to replace Frank Artiles. The former state...

A new law takes effect Saturday that would allow a state law enforcement agency to better conduct investigations into the treatment of Florida prison...

Florida Senator Bill Nelson is hoping to extend a federal ban on undetectable firearms that’s expected to expire in a few weeks. His aim is to help...

A bill making changes to Florida’s 10-20-Life law is now heading to the House floor.

This week is National Safe Boating Week. It kicked off right around the start of Florida’s boating season.

One of the many focuses of this year’s upcoming Human Trafficking Summit may be on Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT community.

If Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell has a chance, she wants to talk with Florida leaders about expanding Medicaid in Florida. Burwell...

NPR Correspondent Tom Gjelten moderates a panel discussion on the topic of cybersecurity in the private and public sectors as part of The National Conversation series at the Wilson Center. Stream the conversation and keynote address from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Ebola has come to the United States. And, with the Ebola diagnosis of a man in Dallas who had traveled to this country from Africa, the frightening Ebola…

Florida is about to increase the age requirement for children riding in car seats. As of Thursday, the law requires five-point restraints until a child...

Members of a Tampa-based nurses’ union on Tuesday rallied against the physical and emotional abuse they say is an all-too-common occupational hazard....

Two Democratic lawmakers have filed a bill to make it easier for minors to have their records expunged. Rep. Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville) says getting a...

A Florida State University probe cleared Jameis Winston of code-of-conduct violations stemming from a 2012 sexual assault allegation. But the most...

Women are the fastest growing group within the veteran population according to the Veterans Health Administration. Yet female vets may not identify…

With the first day of school right around the corner, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants more parents and students to take advantage of...

Congress is facing a September 30th deadline to make sure a budget deal is reached to fund the federal government. Lawmakers just came back from a seven...

The Florida State Beekeepers Association has successfully raised $200,000 to fund an international bee research lab at the University of Florida.

Do you know where your congressional delegates stand on president Donald Trump's immigration order? NPR and dozens of member stations like WLRN wanted...