Negron Questions FDLE On Backlog Of Rape Kits
The powerful chairman of a Senate committee that oversees the criminal-justice budget said Wednesday that Florida's backlog of thousands of untested rape kits is one of his top priorities.
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The powerful chairman of a Senate committee that oversees the criminal-justice budget said Wednesday that Florida's backlog of thousands of untested rape kits is one of his top priorities.
Jobs, tax cuts and incentives for small businesses were the focus of Governor Rick Scott's 2016 State of the State address.
Wading back into a long-running debate, a Senate committee has approved a bill that could lead to changes in how dental services are provided in the Medicaid program.
Two Republican state lawmakers have filed bills which would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry their firearms in airport terminals.
A Senate Republican has filed a bill which calls for offering high-school elective courses that focus on life skills, ranging from developing job-interview skills to managing stress.
A lawmaker from Margate has proposed a bill that would require school-resource officers or school-safety officers at every public-school campus.
Gov. Rick Scott wants $250 million to attract companies to Florida and hopes to convince lawmakers to support a series of business-friendly tax cuts that would permanently remove more than $1 billion from state revenue.
A North Ft. Myers lawmaker wants to crack down on boaters who anchor or moor overnight in parts of waterways in Miami-Dade, Broward and Okaloosa counties.
A Senate Republican has proposed creating a sales-tax "holiday" for small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest shopping times of the year.
A Leon County judge has ordered the state to use a map of congressional districts drawn by a coalition of voting-rights groups during the next three elections.
A Florida congresswoman is resuming her lawsuit to block changes to her congressional district.
The state's personal-injury protection auto insurance system, known as "no-fault," would end in 2019 under proposals ready to go before lawmakers.
The battle over a new map for Florida's 40 senate districts is now in the hands of a judge.
Two Democratic lawmakers are taking aim at online sites that post jail booking photos and then charge fees to remove the mug shots.
A state lawmaker from Miami has filed a proposal that would revamp sex-education requirements in public schools, including calling for instruction that involves "medically accurate information about all methods of contraception and each method's effectiveness rate."
Do you dislike having to switch from Eastern standard time to Daylight-saving time, and visa versa, every year?
The future Florida Senate president promises to boost the status of the state's public universities.
Lawmakers got their first crack at Gov. Rick Scott's proposed $79.3 billion budget --- and the attached $1 billion tax cut --- on Tuesday, with critics zeroing in on the source of a large chunk of record education funding.
Gov. Rick Scott is proposing more money for land preservation next year, but environmentalists say the levels fall short of what voters wanted in passing a 2014 constitutional amendment.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday proposed boosting the state budget by more than $1 billion in the year that begins July 1, saying the additional spending would help Florida prepare to weather the next recession.
Governor Rick Scott will hold a news conference Monday in Jacksonville to release his 2016-17 budget proposal, an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a spending plan early next year.
A bill that would allow people to buy lottery tickets using "point-of-sale" credit card machines has cleared another hurdle.
Governor Rick Scott will be in Miami on Monday as part of a statewide tour this week to promote a massive tax cut proposal which is mostly aimed at businesses.
Arguing that it would help the state's economy withstand the next downturn, Gov. Scott plans to ask the Legislature for a billion dollars in tax cuts, most it targeting businesses.
Florida is looking to replace the statue of a Confederate general house in Washington, D.C.
It's going to be warm in South Florida on Tuesday, but some record-high temperatures are possible later this week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Markets stem losses as Trump says Iran war will end "very soon," but Tehran says it's "prepared to continue attacking" indefinitely, and it won't let oil leave the Gulf.
A1A was closed in the area of Sunrise Boulevard while the investigation took place.
A South Florida teen is refusing to allow a diagnosis define her, and instead she's turning her adversity into action for others.
It's going to be warm in South Florida on Tuesday, but some record-high temperatures are possible later this week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
A1A was closed in the area of Sunrise Boulevard while the investigation took place.
A South Florida teen is refusing to allow a diagnosis define her, and instead she's turning her adversity into action for others.
Three leaders from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity were arrested on suspicion of hazing after the death of Colin Daniel Martinez.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Former longtime anchor Eliott Rodriguez announced a run for Congress in Florida's 27th Congressional District, setting up a challenge to incumbent María Elvira Salazar.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, but a court challenge is likely.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.