15 hours agoFlorida Senate eyes changes in employee health insuranceChanges could be in store for the state-employee health insurance program. Again.
15 hours agoFlorida lawmakers look at pre-kindergarten changesA proposal that would revamp Florida’s voluntary pre-kindergarten program was approved by a Senate panel on Monday as Democrats expressed concern about “high-stakes” test...
16 hours agoFlorida Senate moves to boost environmental finesGov. Ron DeSantis’ request to boost fines on environmental lawbreakers drew support Monday in its first legislative appearance.
16 hours agoSenate, DeSantis seek to scuttle ex-sheriff’s lawsuitSenate President Bill Galvano and Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge to reject a lawsuit filed by former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who contends his c...
17 hours agoLife sentence for crash that killed linemen after hurricaneA man who prosecutors say was high on drugs when his pickup truck fatally struck three utility workers in the Florida Panhandle as they were repairing power lines after H...
17 hours agoStudy highlights foster care challenges in FloridaRight for Kids Ranking found Florida ranks 43rd when it comes to finding bedrooms over dorm rooms.
19 hours agoFlorida House looks again at lottery ticket warningAfter similar proposals were vetoed twice in recent years, House leaders are again trying to slap a warning on lottery tickets, while also seeking to declare the lottery ...
Florida Supreme Court on the death penalty: We got it wrongThe Florida Supreme Court said Thursday it erred in 2016 when it ruled a jury must be unanimous in deciding a convicted murderer should be sentenced to death, announcing ...
House, Senate to take up genetic information issueThe full House and a Senate committee next week will consider priority legislation of incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls: a proposed ban on insurers using customers’ ge...
Florida lawmakers hope to increase penalties for bear poachingCracking down on bear poaching is the focus of a bill that passed through its final House committee Thursday morning.
Justices back away from major death penalty rulingThe Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that unanimous jury recommendations are not necessary before death sentences can be imposed, as justices backed away from a 2016 d...
Autopsy: Woman, at least 2 children stabbed in Florida homeA preliminary autopsy report says a woman and at least two of her three children found dead in a Florida home had been stabbed
House athlete pay plan would include ‘bill of rights’Athletes at Florida universities and colleges would get a “bill of rights” guaranteeing financial aid and health coverage as part of a House draft proposal intended to al...
Military training could turn into college creditsFlorida lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation that would allow service members and veterans to receive college credits for their military training, with the goal of sav...
Elder abuse review teams get Senate nodThe Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday backed a bill that would establish in law elder-abuse fatality review teams.
