State May Pay School Districts That Require Uniforms
Florida lawmakers approved a bill that would give school districts extra funding for implementing a uniform policy.
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Florida lawmakers approved a bill that would give school districts extra funding for implementing a uniform policy.
The Florida House approved a plan that sets incentives for state employees who adopt foster care children.
School districts could soon start the school year earlier as the Florida House is moving a bill that would allow such a change.
Supporters of a bill passed by the Florida House say it will help clean and protect the state's waterways while planning for increased water demand in the future.
House members began moving forward Wednesday with a renewed effort to approve a pilot needle-exchange program in Miami-Dade County.
With the start of Florida's legislative session looming, one of the first issues to be taken up will be new rules on the state's waters.
A Florida House panel on Tuesday heard details on a report about a 5-year old whose father is accused of throwing her off a bridge in Tampa.
A House Republican wants to bolster the authority of the Florida Department of Health in trying to prevent the spread of communicable diseases during public-health emergencies.
Pointing to concerns about a "chilling effect" on investigations, a House Republican proposed a bill Wednesday that would prevent the release of audio or video recordings made by law-enforcement officers in many cases.
Move over Black Friday. A freshman House Republican filed a proposal Wednesday that would create a sales-tax holiday on November 28th for many small businesses in Florida.
A House panel is expected to take up a bill that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on the campuses of state colleges and universities.
The already-conservative Florida House will lean even more to the right the next two years.
While Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist duke it out for the governor's position, there is no question that the GOP will maintain large majorities in both the state's House and Senate.
Tom Slade --- a hard-drinking, seafaring tactician who steered Republicans to political dominance in Florida --- died Monday in Orange Park at age 78 from complications associated with heart failure.
Lawmakers passed new congressional districts on nearly party-line votes in the House and the Senate on Monday, sending the map back to the courts as early voting opened in some counties.
Florida's Senate approved a map revising the congressional districts around the state.
Lawmakers are a step closer to complying with a court order to draw new congressional districts.
News media organizations are asking Florida's Supreme Court to make public the documents used in Florida's redistricting trial.
At least six Democrats have filed paperwork this week to run for Florida House seats currently held by Miami-Dade County Republicans, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Miami-Dade County has the most money on the line among Florida's counties as Gov. Rick Scott decides what to veto from a record election-year budget.
Florida's film and TV industry may not have a certain future after the funding for a tax credit program was not approved and the fund is empty.
The 2014 legislative session saw major gains for juvenile justice issues in Florida while also seeking to bolster the independence of foster children.
Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill (SB 1642) overhauling the state's A-to-F grading system on Monday along with more than 50 other bills.
Children's issues were in the spotlight during the 2014 legislative session, frequently contentious and ultimately a very mixed bag.
Lawmakers passed an election-year budget of $77.1 billion --- the largest state spending plan in history --- before closing out the 2014 legislative session and heading home to campaign.
Early Wednesday morning, the USCG Southeast District received a distress notification regarding a 30-foot sailing vessel that became disabled approximately 40 miles west of Tarpon Springs.
Police have requested that those who live near Brown University share any videos or photos that the suspect may have appeared on.
Warm and humid conditions are expected in South Florida today, and some record high temperatures are possible Friday.
Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
President Trump's media company is joining forces with a company working to commercialize fusion energy.
Early Wednesday morning, the USCG Southeast District received a distress notification regarding a 30-foot sailing vessel that became disabled approximately 40 miles west of Tarpon Springs.
Eileen Higgins will be sworn in as Miami's mayor on Thursday afternoon.
Police have requested that those who live near Brown University share any videos or photos that the suspect may have appeared on.
Warm and humid conditions are expected in South Florida today, and some record high temperatures are possible Friday.
Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Eileen Higgins will be sworn in as Miami's mayor on Thursday afternoon.
The U.S. military says it has conducted 26 strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific or Caribbean since early September, killing at least 99 people.
President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will be leaving his role in January, he announced in a social media post on Wednesday.
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.