Florida Legislature

The two bills released aim to cut regulations, expand provider authority and reduce prescription costs, advancing what lawmakers describe as President Donald Trump’s health vision for the state.

Dr. Ralph Massullo won by 18 points in a district that includes Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and a portion of Pasco. The position opened in July, when Blaise Ingoglia was appointed state CFO.

A subcommittee approved a bill to create a state-run online exchange using ICHRAs, aiming to expand coverage options. Some lawmakers question the need for a new government program.

The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP Miami-Dade Branch, the Miami-Dade County Council of PTA/PTSA, and others — oppose the "co-location" efforts, which they argue threaten the financial stability and local control of the public education system.

Researchers looked at a group of students and checked how much fluoride they drank from birth through high school. They then compared this to how the students did on math, reading and vocabulary tests.

The superintendent says school board officials are meeting with members of the their local legislative delegation and will travel to Tallahasse to talk privately. "We’re hopeful that they’ll listen,” he said.

As a lawmaker and pharmacist, Abbott says he brings a "different knowledge" to the Legislature and the regulation side of health care, allowing him to "help the practice of pharmacy be in a better spot."

"Florida Matters Live & Local" host Matthew Peddie dives into the Tampa area's cooling housing market, Tallahassee’s topics, an underwater experiment and a diploma worth waiting for.

Lawmakers passed such a proposal during the 2025 session, but Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed it. The state House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee is scheduled to take up the proposal next week.

Florida's elected leaders are calling for unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. Many of their constituents don't want it, a poll finds.

At this point, Fentrice Driskell’s Democratic opposition in District 16 is state Rep. Michele Rayner, of St. Petersburg, who announced her bid in December. Republican Amaro Lionheart is also running.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management has invited state legislators and members of Congress to tour the immigration detention facility in the Everglades.