Red Tide Research Bill Passes Unanimously Through Florida Senate
Algae blooms have become a major problem along Florida's coastlines.
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Algae blooms have become a major problem along Florida's coastlines.
Florida senators on Thursday passed legislation that would allow more students to use taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay for private-school tuition, a major step toward expanding school choice in the state.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously approved a regulatory decision that allowed Florida Power & Light to pass along costs to customers for an environmental clean-up project in Miami-Dade County.
As Republican lawmakers seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities, Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to make sure legislation would give him power to take action against officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Hurricanes cause major problems for residents of Florida, as do the recovery efforts from those severe storms.
The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that seeks to crack down on local governments that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
In a top priority of President Bill Galvano, the Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would help set the stage for three major toll-road projects.
We've all seen it, people texting while they're being the wheel.
A Jacksonville mom is outraged after she says a teacher spanked her daughter with a shoe.
After a fierce lobbying battle that included arguments about insurance rates and "bad actors," the Florida Senate on Wednesday approved an overhaul of the insurance practice known as assignment of benefits.
Some first responders who put their life on the line in Florida are getting closer to a huge medical benefit.
Florida's tourism-marketing agency is closer to having its doors closed this fall as a Senate budget proposal Tuesday matched the House's stance to eliminate Visit Florida.
Legislation that would restore voting rights to convicted felons who complete their sentences except murderers and felony sex offenders moved another step Tuesday toward passage in the Florida House.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed his first death warrant
Florida fighters diagnosed with cancer are close to receiving a new package of benefits under a bill passed by the Senate.
Law-enforcement officers could pull over motorists they see texting and driving, under a measure approved Tuesday by the House despite concerns the change could increase racial profiling.
The Florida Senate is poised Wednesday to approve plans for three toll-road projects that environmental groups decry as inviting sprawling development into rural parts of the state.
The number of cases of hepatitis A in Florida has continued to steadily increase.
Paying tolls is something no driver likes and many in South Florida have complained that they're forced to pay higher priced tolls on their commute on MDX expressways.
A road rage incident on Florida's west coast has left one man dead.
Florida's unemployment rate remained unchanged from February to March, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
The Mueller report says President Donald Trump's efforts to influence the Russia investigation "were mostly unsuccessful," but an attempt by Russian hackers to gain access to at least one Florida county's election computer network during the 2016 campaign was successful.
State health officials are preparing to revamp the application process for medical-marijuana businesses.
Floridians could save on hurricane and school supplies under a bill now heading to the Senate floor.
The Florida House late Wednesday approved a bill that would require minors to obtain parental consent before they could have abortions.
