Fla. Senate Proposes New Casinos, Slot Machines
A new gambling proposal rolled out in the Republican-controlled Florida Senate on Monday could bring casinos to South Florida and expand the use of slot machines.
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A new gambling proposal rolled out in the Republican-controlled Florida Senate on Monday could bring casinos to South Florida and expand the use of slot machines.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved four bills aimed at strengthening laws dealing with sexual predators.
Over half of likely Miami-Dade County voters said they want Las Vegas-style casinos in South Florida, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald.
The GOP-led Florida Legislature quickly rejected Medicaid expansion as part of the Affordable Care Act a few years ago, but the decision may impact a key Republican constituency, businesses.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott pledged $130 million on Wednesday intended for Florida's Everglades and South Florida waterways projects for the upcoming year.
Florida drivers with a heavy foot might catch a break soon thanks to a newly approved bill.
Gov. Rick Scott has proposed nearly $40 million in additional funding for child protection in the next state budget. Most of the money would go to reduce caseloads for child protective investigators, as blue-ribbon panels and advocates have long advised.
Florida may be the next state to jump on the medical marijuana bandwagon. Florida's Republican-led Legislature has agreed to hear a bill, sponsored by state Representative Katie Edwards from Plantation, to allow medical distribution of the specialty strain.
Amid the Florida Legislature's debate over if and how gambling should expand in the state, Florida Lottery officials are boasting about record increases in sales.
Florida economist are painting a good picture for the sunshine state's economy, projecting steady growth over the next few years.
The mother of a Florida girl who committed suicide after complaining about being bullied is on a crusade to push lawmakers to pass new anti-bullying legislation.
The texting-while-driving ban has only been in place in Florida since October 1, but some legislators are ready to give it some more teeth.
Panhandle residents sounded off Thursday against the state expanding gambling.
Florida's Stand Your Ground law still stands after the state's Republican-controlled House voted down a measure Thursday that would have repealed it.
While public opinion continues to move towards the legalization of marijuana, Florida's legislative leaders have come out against a push to allow the use of pot for medical reasons.
Will the Sunshine State take a gamble on gaming?
State senators are set to hold the first of four public hearings about gambling's future in Florida. The first hearing will come at the north campus of Broward College on Wednesday.
If the state leaders approve changes to the gambling laws, nearly every Floridian could soon be within a two-hour drive of a casino that contains slot machines.
A proposal that would allow Miami-Dade County to ask voters to bolster funding for a local state college and university is back, for a fourth time, before a tax-resistant, Republican-dominated Legislature.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is in the Sunshine State to continue trying to inform people about the Affordable Care Act, which launches October 1.
Should legislators who draw up the districts that will help keep them in office be forced to testify about how they came up with the district?
Florida could see a budget surplus for the fiscal year and Governor Rick Scott has a few ideas for how to use it.
Slot machines, blackjack and roulette are back on the table as lawmakers prepare once again to tackle the high-stakes issue of gambling in a state that everyone agrees is already one of the industry's biggest cash cows.
Governor Rick Scott, with elections on the horizon, appeared before a conservative group Friday bashing potential rival former Governor Charlie Crist and called for hefty tax cuts in the coming year.
A vetoed proposal to help young undocumented immigrants get driver's licenses has been for the 2014 legislative session.
