2013 Legislative Session

Over 150 new laws went into effect in Florida today. One of them was the option to covert faster golf carts - or similar low-speed vehicles - to even…

Among the handful of veterans’ bills considered by Florida lawmakers this year was legislation that would have granted in-state tuition rates to all…

State lawmakers wrapped up the session less than two weeks ago and many have taken to the public circuit explaining their votes.Eight members of the…

By late Tuesday morning, Florida's AutoReader (nicknamed Mary) bragged in a tweet: ... I have now read 1.2 million words.Shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday,…

Lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott reached a compromise on $480 million in raises for teachers and other school workers.The raises are part of a $74 billion…

Shakira Lockett always got pretty good grades in school. That’s why she was surprised to find out she had failed her college placement exam at Miami Dade…

There once was a rep from Plant CityWhom poetry made quite giddy.So he filed a billOn Florida’s Capitol HillTo keep a poet laureate sitting pretty.*To…

Florida lawmakers have been holding committee meetings for the past three months. So, when the legislative session officially opens Tuesday, leaders will…

The Newtown, Connecticut elementary school shooting has revived the debate in many state legislatures over new gun laws as well as school security and…