Legislature Bans Rapists From Custody Rights
Florida lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Rick Scott's desk Monday that would prohibit a convicted rapist from having any custody rights if the rape results in a child.
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Florida lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Rick Scott's desk Monday that would prohibit a convicted rapist from having any custody rights if the rape results in a child.
A proposed statewide ban on texting while driving may have been run off the road in the state legislature.
The Florida Senate has approved a bill that grants a sales tax exemption and allows Miami-Dade County voters to decide on using tourist dollars to help with the renovations to Sun Life Stadium.
The Miami Dolphins had plenty to celebrate Thursday night between new uniforms and the acquisition of the number three overall pick in the draft. And now the planned renovations of Sun Life Stadium are back before a Senate committee.
The Florida Legislature has wrapped up work on a bill that will send the sale of marijuana pipes known as "bongs" up in smoke.
A word deemed offensive by advocates for people with developmental disabilities could soon be struck from Florida's statutes.
Negotiators in the Florida House and Senate are trying to work out a compromise deal that would keep the federal Medicaid money in President Barack Obama's healthcare overahaul law in place while not expanding Medicaid to the level the law originally suggested.
A bill which would lower vehicle registration fees has cleared a major hurdle.
The Florida Legislature is trying to clean up the mess left by Congress with a bill seeking to keep guns away from people with mental illnesses.
Cyberbullying is serious business to Florida lawmakers and a bill meant to crack down on cyberbullying has cleared committee review and is headed to the Florida Senate.
The Florida House of Representatives' appropriations committee has pushed ahead with a smaller state-funded health insurance plan for Florida's needy rather than embrace a fully federally-funded Medicaid expansion.
The Florida Senate appears poised to pass the bill needed to renovate Sun Life Stadium, but the Florida House is a much different story.
A bill that would set limits on when police departments in the state could deploy remotely controlled aircraft known as drones has passed in the Florida Legislature.
The Florida Senate is one step closer to passing a bill that would for the first time include cyberbullying under the state's anti-bullying law.
Just days after the Florida Senate passed its budget, the House is poised to give final approval to its version of a $74 billion budget.
The decision about a bill which will potentially overhaul of Citizens Property Insurance Corp is headed for final vote in the Senate and it could drastically determine how much you pay for your homeowners insurance.
The state's massive $74 billion spending plan received a unanimous vote of approval from the Senate Wednesday morning.
A bill that would set limits on when police departments in the state could deploy drones has been approved in the Florida Senate.
The state's Internet cafés are one vote away from being shut down.
A bill which would prohibit a convicted rapist from having any custody rights if the rape resulted in a child has been unanimously approved by the state's Senate Criminal Justice committee.
The state's House and Senate have clarified their plans on how they would give teachers pay increase. On Friday, both legislative bodies laid out their blueprints for the state's $74 billion budget for the coming fiscal year were released.
A unanimous vote in the Florida Senate Tuesday would give citizens the right to be heard, and not just seen, at local government and state agency meetings.
The Florida Legislature has essentially killed a plan from Governor Rick Scott to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million of Florida's poorest residents as part of the Affordable Care Act.
On the first say of regular session, the Florida Senate unanimously approved a sweeping series of ethics reforms for legislators and other public officials, even dumping a provision that would have delayed an anti-lobbying measure until after the 2014 elections.
Governor Rick Scott went before a joint legislative session for the third time in office to deliver the State of the State address with what he described as one simple message, "it's working."
A former Florida gymnastics coach and social media influencer pleaded guilty to producing, distributing and selling child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors said.
David Armstrong is being investigated for "allegations of conduct in violation of university policy," officials said in a statement.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The chances of showers and thunderstorms this weekend are rising due to approaching tropical moisture.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was first granted in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake.
A former Florida gymnastics coach and social media influencer pleaded guilty to producing, distributing and selling child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors said.
David Armstrong is being investigated for "allegations of conduct in violation of university policy," officials said in a statement.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The chances of showers and thunderstorms this weekend are rising due to approaching tropical moisture.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was first granted in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake.
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.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor's service history.
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
President Trump said on Thursday the deal would include no enrichment of nuclear material.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.