Scott Backs Compensation In Deaths, Injuries
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill (HB 3509) directing the city of Hialeah to pay $455,000 to Andrea Castillo's estate.
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Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill (HB 3509) directing the city of Hialeah to pay $455,000 to Andrea Castillo's estate.
In an issue prompted by the disappearance last year of two young boaters, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill that will provide a discount on vessel-registration fees if boaters show they have purchased and registered emergency locator devices.
Florida Law enforcement will soon have to turn over rape kits withing 30 days for testing and the state will start its exchange pilot program for drug users.
Legislative leaders have sent 20 bills to Governor Rick Scott, including a measure that would repeal a 19th Century law that makes it a crime for men and women to live together if they are not married.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has appointed his new chief of staff - Kim McDougal.
Three state workers have filed a lawsuit over over claims that they were made sick by mold, bat feces and poor air quality in a building leased to several Florida agencies.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a new state budget and vetoed more than $256 million of spending.
Two top aides of Florida Governor Rick Scott have resigned.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is throwing his support behind GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott plans to veto more than $256 million from a new state budget passed by legislators days ago.
The state's new $82.3 billion budget, approved by lawmakers Friday, isn't all about the big expenses of government, such as education, health care, law enforcement and transportation.
The last day of the 60-day legislative session is in full swing.
Among the more than two dozen laws Gov. Rick Scott signed on Thursday included clergy rights on same-sex marriage, boycotting anti-Israel companies and making airport travel more convenient for disabled vets.
Governor Rick Scott signed off on a bill Thursday that will lead to replacing the statue of a Confederate general at the National Statuary Hall in Washington.
Big changes could be coming to the budget in the state of Florida.
Florida lawmakers are set to approve a tax-cut package on the final day of the legislative session.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed into law a measure designed to fix the state's death-penalty sentencing process after it was found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the new law will almost certainly be challenged.
Thousands of high-ranking state workers are expected to continue paying low rates for health insurance, including Gov. Rick Scott.
Florida's longtime governor is facing some difficult times in the state's capitol.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will not endorse a presidential candidate ahead of Florida's March 15th primary.
The Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a controversial bill aimed at protecting clergy members from performing same-sex marriages against their religious beliefs.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's request for $1 billion in tax cuts has been cut down by lawmakers to $129.1 million in a revamped bill.
Responding to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year, the Florida Legislature is poised to pass a controversial bill aimed at protecting clergy members who object to performing wedding ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples.
Florida Governor Rick Scott said he wants a GOP candidate that is focused on jobs.
Calling it a "love note" to the Senate, a key House committee Monday signed off on a sweeping gambling bill that would ratify a $3 billion agreement with the Seminole Tribe and allow pari-mutuels in at least five counties to add slot machines.
Keysean Mash, 23, was arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department following an investigation that began in April.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
Keysean Mash, 23, was arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department following an investigation that began in April.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
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 said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.