NRA Agenda Sailing Through Legislature
The Florida House continued to focus on ancillary issues, compared to unemployment, jobs, and health care, Tuesday night by passing two measures supported by the National Rifle Association.
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The Florida House continued to focus on ancillary issues, compared to unemployment, jobs, and health care, Tuesday night by passing two measures supported by the National Rifle Association.
A bill that would change the way the state calculates its minimum wage is ready go to the full Senate, after approval Tuesday by the Budget Committee.
Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate have agreed to terms to begin budget negotiations. Still, there was a stench of backroom politics to getting the budget deal to the table.
While the school prayer issue has been dormant, it's coming back up again in the Florida State Senate. A new bill seeks to allow prayers at school events such as graduations or assemblies.
A Florida Senate bill requiring new applicants for a form of welfare assistance to get drug tests at their own expense moved forward Wednesday.
Think your kids are already squeezed into their classrooms? Despite a constitutional amendment calling for smaller classes, Thursday The Legislature voted to loosen Florida's class size limits, a decision that could result in packed classrooms.
One of the best perks about owning a Sunpass is the discount you get when you let the state take tolls directly from your bank account. That benefit may be history, as action in the Florida Senate Thursday took that discount one step closer to extinction.
The Florida Senate has proposed a controversial budget cut that would cut $215 million from Jackson Health System's reimbursement for uninsured patients.
In an effort to reduce the number of road rage incidents across the state, the Florida Senate has passed a bill which requires drivers in the far left lane of a multiple lane road to move to the right to let faster vehicles pass them.
A Florida Senator who sponsored a bill aimed at loosening the state's class size limits said he's made some concessions and is open to more discussion on it.
Broward County School Board members have been under lot of fire lately. A state Grand Jury report blasted them for incompetence and cronyism. Their Superintendent said he was leaving. And now, a state lawmaker wants to cut their pay from $39 thousand a year to just $100 per meeting.
Automated red-light cameras are getting the stop sign in both house of the Florida Legislature, as the Senate Transportation Committee voted 4-2 Tuesday to repeal the state law allowing the cameras.
The Florida Senate is set to cut pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade by 6.57 percent, or roughly a drop of $447.25 in per-student from the current school's budget.
Florida state senator David Simmons's bill to loosen Florida's class size limits unanimously cleared a Senate committee Thursday without debate.
It's going to be more difficult for injured consumers to sue auto makers and other manufacturers under a new bill passed by the Florida Senate.
A Florida House committee voted Thursday to eliminate all state regulations on pain clinics, repeal the drug database law, and stop doctors from dispensing drugs.
Democrat Oscar Braynon of Miami Gardens is the newest member of the Florida Senate.
Blasted by everyone from Florida's struggling unemployed the businesses that fund part of every unemployment check, the Florida Senate appears to backing down from a hardline bill to cut benefits and raise unemployment taxes, with a new, softer proposal announced Tuesday.
Attorney General-elect Pam Bondi has reached across party lines to name a Democrat who wanted her job to lead an anti-pill mill initiative.
State Senator Maria Sachs, of Delray Beach, will propose a bill in the Florida Legislature that she hopes can avert another tragic death in day vehicles.
Millions of voters across Florida headed to the polls on Tuesday to make their voices heard in the state primary.
All 16 Florida House incumbents facing primary challengers won Tuesday, while several House members moved closer to seats in the state Senate.
Investigators said Khalil Smith requested a test drive, pushed the salesperson out of the way and then stole the BMW.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
The Florida primary has set the stage for November, with nominees now decided in several major races.
Millions of voters across Florida headed to the polls on Tuesday to make their voices heard in the state primary.
All 16 Florida House incumbents facing primary challengers won Tuesday, while several House members moved closer to seats in the state Senate.
The Florida primary has set the stage for November, with nominees now decided in several major races.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
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 Trump-backed incumbent has struggled to raise money for his reelection bid as the House Ethics Committee investigates numerous allegations against him.
GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic State Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, the Associated Press projects.
Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic primary, The Associated Press projects.
A federal appeals court sided with houses of worship from the Quaker, Sikh, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship religious traditions.
The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
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.
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.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
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.
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.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
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.