Pants No Longer On The Ground
For five years, Sen. Gary Siplin has fought to pass a bill that requires school districts to develop school dress codes that prohibit saggy pants.
Watch CBS News
For five years, Sen. Gary Siplin has fought to pass a bill that requires school districts to develop school dress codes that prohibit saggy pants.
A measure that makes it a crime to engage in sexual activities with animals has finally passed the Florida Legislature after years of inaction.
The Florida House and Senate continue to disagree on a bill that would reduce unemployment compensation benefits.
The state of Florida will have to increase the state's minimum wage to $7.31 on June 1 after a judge in Leon County found the state miscalculated the rate.
A bill that would require Florida high school students to take some of their courses online has passed in the House which sends the bill next to the Governor's desk for signing.
A bill that allows highly-rated charter schools to more easily expand enrollment and add new grades passed the House in a 87-27 vote Wednesday, sending it to the governor for final approval.
A vast difference between House and Senate versions of a Florida immigration bill means it is likely the issue is dead for the 2011 legislative session, according to the Florida House sponsor of the bill.
People without jobs in Florida could get less money in unemployment compensation under a bill passed Tuesday by the Florida Senate. The House has passed a similar bill, and must now consider the Senate's changes.
If you like to watch Florida legislators at work, there's only one TV channel where you can do that, and Tuesday, after a budget threat, it appears money has been added to the new Florida budget to keep that service alive. Considering the stars, it's really not a surprise.
Florida's Senate want to beef up the penalty for any caught with a stolen credit or debit card.
Governor Rick Scott's plan to cut corporate taxes had appeared all but dead as members of the Florida Legislature rebelled, but a new plan seems to have Senate support.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
President Barack Obama was cheered by the multicultural student body of the nation's largest institution of highest learning when he used Friday's commencement address to promise continued support for the USA Dream Act.
A sweeping property insurance package is poised for final passage in the Florida Senate after Senators Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a measure (SB 408) that makes a number of changes that were vetoed last summer by former Gov. Charlie Crist.
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.
Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped for a third consecutive month -- falling to 68 in April -- as the economy struggles because of domestic budget woes, soaring gas prices and international unrest, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Nearly 9,500 Florida homeowners have submitted applications to receive financial assistance from a federally funded program aimed at helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday.
If you bought a ticket for Saturday night's Powerball drawing, better luck on Wednesday. There was a big winner, but it wasn't' here.
A controversial elections bill passed the House on a party-line vote late Thursday.
With just about three weeks to go before the Florida legislative session wraps up, immigrant advocates in South Florida are trying to get the word out that a pair of immigration bills which have yet to come up for a vote could have devastating effects on Florida if passed.
Existing home sales continue to rise in Florida. The figures show that sales of homes and condos increased 36 percent from February to March.
A House committee easily approved a bill Wednesday that would overhaul the state employee health-insurance system, but the issue hinges on upcoming budget negotiations.
Looking to curb health-insurance costs, a House committee Wednesday will take up a bill that could eventually lead to reduced benefits for state employees.
National, state and local officials are giving Floridians another opportunity to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire on Pierce Street early Monday morning.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
Another hot and steamy day is expected in South Florida with feels-like temperatures as high as 108 degrees Monday afternoon.
Miramar police say Brianna Johnson, 21, was killed in the triple shooting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Neighbors said they first thought the gunshots were fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire on Pierce Street early Monday morning.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
Another hot and steamy day is expected in South Florida with feels-like temperatures as high as 108 degrees Monday afternoon.
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.
President Trump held separate calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.
These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.
The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.
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.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.