House Bill Would Unlock School Fields, Playgrounds
Schools in South Florida, and across the state, keep their ball fields and playgrounds locked up when school is not in session. But a bill working its way through the state House could change that.
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Schools in South Florida, and across the state, keep their ball fields and playgrounds locked up when school is not in session. But a bill working its way through the state House could change that.
A bill designed to cut back at auto insurance fraud has cleared a House panel. On Wednesday, the Civil Justice Subcommittee approved the bill (CS/HB 119) which addresses the state's mandatory personal injury protection, or PIP, coverage.
Despite the intense controversy over whether random drug testing is legal, Florida lawmakers pushed ahead with a bill Wednesday that would allow random drug testing of state workers and other public employees every three months.
The state's abortion battle was back in the spotlight as a House panel approved bills that would block abortions after 20 weeks, require 24-hour waiting periods and target abortions that might be motivated by the race or gender of the fetus.
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.
The Miami Dolphins, the Marlins, the Jacksonville Jaguars and other professional sports teams across the state would have to return millions in tax money under a proposed measure approved by a Senate committee on Monday unless they make provisions to shelter the homeless.
South Florida voters are sitting straight on the fence on the issue of resort casino gambling, and is gloomy about the local economy, according to a poll done last week for CBS4, The Miami Herald, Univision and El Nuevo Herald.
Thursday, the Florida House released their overall budget allocations for the coming year where lawmakers will have to close a nearly $2 billion shortfall.
Plans to redraw the political boundaries of the state Senate and Florida's congressional delegations passed the upper chamber by broad margin even as opponents bitterly argued the maps are aimed at protecting political incumbents.
A pair of state legislators are trying to drum up support for their bills which would eliminate the requirement that dog tracks off live racing.
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Early voting began in Monroe County Monday thanks to the confluence of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and election law changes passed during the 2011 legislative session.
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A legislative committee in Tallahassee has voted to ban texting while driving.
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The Senate has passed two claims bills, the first bills to pass in the 2012 legislative session.
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A bill that would allow more than 6,000 additional students to use a state-backed voucher program has cleared another hurdle.
Governor Rick Scott's job approval rating inched up in the latest poll to his best numbers yet, but he's still not batting .500.
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The 2012 Florida Legislative session begins in earnest Tuesday, but, it may be a lean year for many major policy changes as candidates begin their push for re-election.
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A House Republican on Tuesday filed a bill that would eliminate property taxes that go to public schools and replace them with increased sales taxes.
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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.
White House aides got an email last month telling them not to place bets on prediction markets with nonpublic information, multiple administration officials told CBS News.
A federal judge blocked a restrictive new Defense Dept. press policy instituted after previously he ruled Pentagon press restrictions issued last year were unlawful.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president says the arch will commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.
Federal prosecutors say Courtney Williams divulged classified information to a reporter about her time in Delta Force, according to newly unsealed court documents.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
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Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
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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.
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The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
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Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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