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Florida could become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment if resolutions by Democratic state lawmakers are approved.Strides to add the…

Thousands of military families are suffering from shoddy work or ignored calls for repairs from the private companies that maintain military housing. One senator called the negligence "criminal."

A bill that would regulate hemp growing and sales, bringing Florida in line with federal laws, unanimously passed in its first Senate committee hearing...

When most people think of Sir Winston Churchill, they think of the man who led the United Kingdom in the 1940s and 1950s. They probably don’t know that he…

Florida is known for providing easy access to public records. But Barbara Petersen of the Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation says the 2019…

The Senate Health Policy Committee on Monday unanimously signed off on a pair of bills sponsored by the panel’s chairwoman, Gayle Harrell.

Tourism is a vital industry for our state, and Florida Matters is taking a look at how businesses fared in the wake of red tide, what's new with our theme…

A House panel Tuesday advanced two gun bills, backed by the National Rifle Association, that are reopening a debate about whether people with concealed...

Florida lawmakers are one step closer to adding a work requirement for Medicaid eligibility.

A joint resolution that’s making its way through the House would change the way campaigns for statewide races are funded.

The Broadway musical "Hamilton" won critical acclaim with its modern take on historical figures. As the show makes its way across the United States,…

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state Department of Health to add Alzheimer’s disease and related types of dementia as a priority in the State Health...

A bill that would prohibit local governments from regulating any requirements imposed on employers relating to minimum wage and conditions of employment...

A number of bills that would make changes to Florida’s alcohol rules are moving through the legislature. But many of them make exceptions to the state’s...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the sheriff who he suspended and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting.…

Tampa area Muslims are mourning the deaths of at least 49 people in attacks on a pair of mosques in New Zealand Friday.Hassan Shibly, attorney and chief…

People caught with small amounts of marijuana or drug paraphernalia in Sarasota could soon avoid arrest.On Monday night, the city commission will discuss…

American Airlines is stopping flights to Venezuela because of safety concerns after the pilots' union told its members to refuse to work the flights....

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried wants the legislature to provide 77 full time employees to help process background...

One of the more disturbing sounds to hit the media airwaves last summer was a recording obtained by ProPublica of Central American children crying at an...

Florida Senate President Bill Galvano is the driving force behind a new transportation plan coming up for another committee discussion in the Senate...

A year ago, state Sen. Lauren Book wanted to allow human-trafficking survivors to sue hotels that turned a blind eye to abuse. But after that idea did...

In 1950, a female artist from Sarasota took the top spot at a city art show.What happened next led to one of the oldest continuously exhibiting group of…

Benjamin Limmer just finished his first week as the new CEO of HART, Hillsborough County's public bus agency. He's on a listening tour to hear what the…

The University of South Florida will have a new president, Steven Currall, in July. But before that, it's gaining a new chair of the Board of…