Senate Panels Take Up Gambling, Marijuana
A Senate committee will begin digging into a proposed gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida this week.
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A Senate committee will begin digging into a proposed gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida this week.
The state's largest electricity provider wants Florida regulators to approve a four-year funding package that would raise the base rate on a typical monthly bill by about $8.50 starting in 2017, with the hike reaching $14 by 2020.
The Florida House quickly approved two bills aimed at providing more educational and job opportunities to people with developmental disabilities.
A federal judge set a trial date in a lawsuit that could affect casinos run by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
The powerful chairman of a Senate committee that oversees the criminal-justice budget said Wednesday that Florida's backlog of thousands of untested rape kits is one of his top priorities.
Jobs, tax cuts and incentives for small businesses were the focus of Governor Rick Scott's 2016 State of the State address.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday dismissed a suggestion that a reduction in property taxes be swapped for part of his proposed $1 billion in mostly business-friendly tax cuts.
A Senate Republican has proposed a series of steps that could prevent at least some refugees and immigrants from entering Florida.
A weekend tornado with wind speeds that reached 135 mph damaged several homes and left thousands without power in the southwest part of Florida, authorities said.
Tallahassee is going to be a busy place in the coming months.
In a district filled with state employees, Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, proposed a measure Friday that would give state workers a 6 percent pay raise July 1st.
Floridians overwhelmingly back the current Seminole gaming "compact" and support what they know of a bigger gambling deal Gov. Rick Scott has asked lawmakers to approve, according to a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released Thursday.
An election-year budget that includes huge tax cuts, record funding for public schools and a new initiative to bring jobs to Florida might be good politics for lawmakers. The question is whether they can afford it.
Governor Rick Scott said he "currently" doesn't plan to endorse a candidate before the March 15th Republican presidential primary in Florida.
Governor Rick Scott is taking his tax cut package to the people. Scott's political committee will start airing ads next week.
Kevin McCarty, the state's longtime insurance commissioner, said Tuesday he is leaving the job to explore "other career opportunities."
A state appeals court will hear arguments next month in a dispute about a law approved last year that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.
Gov. Rick Scott wants $250 million to attract companies to Florida and hopes to convince lawmakers to support a series of business-friendly tax cuts that would permanently remove more than $1 billion from state revenue.
Work that will allow Floridians to register to vote online after this year's presidential election remains on schedule, according to a progress report submitted to state lawmakers.
It's a sure bet that lawmakers won't sign off on a $3 billion agreement with the Seminole Tribe that Gov. Rick Scott handed over last month.
Florida's unemployment taxes are set to drop for many businesses with the start of 2016.
The executive director of the Florida Department of Revenue is stepping down.
Signs intended to raise awareness about human trafficking are expected to be prominently displayed at rest areas, airports, emergency rooms and strip clubs starting Friday, as a law passed during the 2015 legislative session goes into effect with the new year.
Call it an early Christmas present from Governor Rick Scott's office. State employees will have a little extra time this week to do last-minute holiday shopping.
Florida added more than 1 million private sector jobs since Florida Governor Rick Scott took office in 2011, he says.
Hegseth's speech echoed broader Trump administration rhetoric over border security and migration in Europe.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
Spaniards find themselves increasingly divided over issues including immigration, feminism and political corruption.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Temperatures across the metroplex will top out in the mid-80s.
Hegseth's speech echoed broader Trump administration rhetoric over border security and migration in Europe.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
Spaniards find themselves increasingly divided over issues including immigration, feminism and political corruption.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.
In a pair of legal filings Friday, the Justice Department stated in writing for what appears to be the first time that a controversial $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" will not continue.
A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.
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.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, according to a filing on the Treasury Department website.
Perez's comments came in his first formal interview since the nomination, an interview with CBS Miami's Jim DeFede scheduled to air Sunday morning on Facing South Florida.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
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.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
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.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.