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Students who wish to deliver "inspirational messages" at school events may soon be able to do so. On Thursday the Florida House approved SB 98 on nearly a partly line vote which now sends it to Gov. Rick Scott's desk for approval.
By an overwhelming vote, the Florida House passed a measure Thursday which would ban so called 'internet café games'.
The Florida House has passed a measure which would overturn Miami-Dade's wage theft ordinance.
Following the lead of the State Senate, the Florida House has passed a hotly-contested measure aimed at speeding the state's mortgage foreclosure process.
A bill that would give teens given life terms in prison a second chance for sentencing has passed in the Florida House.
Legislative bills which would permit some advertising on the sides of school buses and require online posting of legal notices have been approved by the Florida House.
Florida is taking stricter action against one of the most demeaning crimes an individual can commit against another: human trafficking.
The Florida House has signed off a bill which revises the state's law on designer drugs commonly referred to as "bath salts."
A Republican-backed bill that would have given charter schools a guaranteed share of public school tax dollars has died in a House appropriations subcommittee.
A bill which would increase charges against so called 'video voyeurs' will now go to the state House after it received unanimous approval in the Senate.
Several changes have been made to a bill inspired by the death of 2-year old Caylee Anthony as it moves through the Florida House.
The Florida House of Representatives has given tentative approval to the state's more than $65 billion budget.
The Florida Democratic Party is about to answer the question what happens when you throw a "legislative appreciation party" and no legislators show up.
The destination casinos bill making its way through the Florida House died Friday after the House Business & Consumer Affairs Committee that was hearing the bill continued it until the next legislative session in 2013.
The Florida Legislature's latest try to fix the broken no-fault car insurance market unanimously passed a measure that backers say could reduce personal injury protection insurance by upwards of $125 million a year.
The maps that will change the face of Florida politics for the next decade by re-writing Florida legislative and congressional districts are up for votes Friday in the Florida House.
Despite the fact that there are almost as many homes with computers as there are with televisions, the state of Florida is not yet ready to move home foreclosure notices off the printed page and onto a webpage, killing that proposal Tuesday after intense lobbying by newspapers and groups representing the elderly and minorities.
A pair of bills making their way through the Florida legislature could have local homeless sleeping on the 50-yard-line of Sun Life Stadium or up in the rafter of the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Florida has been steadily nibbling away at unemployment benefits, including reducing the number of weeks most people receive. Now, the state may force you to be trained for a new career to get the benefits you earned when you lost the old one.
What's a dog track without dog racing? Florida gamblers may find out if a bill filed Monday in the Florida House of Representatives is passed in the next legislative session.
Several U.S. states have already banned it, and soon texting while driving in the state of Florida may also be a thing of the past.
Miami-Dade voters will have to go to the polls one more time to decide who will be the next mayor of the county.
It appears former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina and former Miami-Dade commissioner Carlos Gimenez are headed for a June runoff to determine who will be the next Mayor of Miami-Dade county
A bill that would have required day care centers to equip each van or bus with an alarm system warning the driver not to leave a child behind failed to pass the Florida House.
A bill that would require women to view an ultrasound of their fetus or hear descriptions about them before getting an abortion is making its way through the Florida House.
South Florida leaders and relief groups are mobilizing to send emergency aid and supplies to Colombia after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake caused widespread destruction.
Two Democrats and five Republicans are competing in the Aug. 18 primary for Florida's newly drawn District 25, which stretches from South Beach to Delray Beach.
Superintendent Howard Hepburn warned drivers not to drive around bus stop arms due to a new AI ticketing program.
Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said.
South Florida leaders and relief groups are mobilizing to send emergency aid and supplies to Colombia after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake caused widespread destruction.
Two Democrats and five Republicans are competing in the Aug. 18 primary for Florida's newly drawn District 25, which stretches from South Beach to Delray Beach.
Days after Christian Obumseli was stabbed to death, Courtney Clenney was arrested in Hawaii and charged with second-degree murder.
Superintendent Howard Hepburn warned drivers not to drive around bus stop arms due to a new AI ticketing program.
Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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.
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Iran as the stalemate continued and Tehran laid out new conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said "I trust the science" on vaccines as measles cases have risen to their highest levels in 35 years.
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by outside organizations during the 2026 midterm cycle.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
The measure was approved in a 90 to 6 vote and now goes to the House.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.