Florida Could Soon Place Limits On Drone Use
The use of drones to photograph people on their own property could soon be illegal in the Sunshine State.
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The use of drones to photograph people on their own property could soon be illegal in the Sunshine State.
As the state tries to reduce dangerous interactions between bears and humans, lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would change the penalties for feeding wildlife.
The Third District Court of Appeal ruled former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi should get his job back.
House and Senate leaders continued to swap offers on the broad outlines of a budget Friday, but remained far apart on more than just the numbers, with divisions remaining on the conditions for negotiations and the mechanics of how to bridge the differences.
The State of Florida may soon place limits on who is allowed to access video taken by body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.
Half-gallon "growlers" are closer to going under brewery taps across Florida.
Florida is making it clear that anti-discrimination laws extend to mothers-to-be.
The state's Senate has given final approval to a bill which would require a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. Next stop - Gov. Rick Scott's desk.
A bill that makes clear amusement games can continue operating at businesses such as Dave & Busters and Chuck E. Cheese's is headed to Gov. Rick Scott's desk.
The state House has sent an initial budget offer to the Senate, an apparent effort to jump-start moribund efforts to reach an agreement on a spending plan for the year that begins July 1.
Isolation could be an option for people suspected of being infected with severe diseases if Florida's top health officials expand their power.
Governor Rick Scott is criticizing President Barack Obama's plans to lift part of a longstanding embargo against Cuba because he feels it will hurt the state' farmers.
During his visit to Everglades National Park Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced the Coconut Grove cottage of famed conservationist Marjory Stoneman Douglas would be designated as a national historic landmark.
Lawmakers came together to pass a bill Wednesday that would allow rural letter carriers to ride without seat belts.
The Florida Legislature passed a bill Wednesday to outlaw traffic ticket quotas for law enforcement agencies.
Attorneys for former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi made their case Wednesday before the Third District Court of Appeal as to why the city should give him his old job back following his acquittal on federal corruption charges.
Florida Governor Rick Scott proposed an idea in the legislative battle over health-care funding. An idea that was quickly dismissed by the Senate.
Florida House leaders met behind closed doors Tuesday while Senate leaders held a special hearing in an attempt to agree on Medicaid and finalize a budget as the need for a special session seemed imminent.
After nearly two hours of debate, a Senate committee Monday voted to table a controversial House bill that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples.
A proposal based on the state Senate's plan to extending funding for hospitals that treat low-income patients has been submitted to the federal government.
The legal battle over the drug testing of state workers has come to end.
Jim and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will cover a variety of topics, including Medicaid expansion and the governor's decision to sue the federal government. The two will also discuss the announcement this week by Sen. Marco Rubio that he is running for President, and whether Lopez=Cantera is thinking about his own possible Senate run.
Florida's doctors and nurses are weighing in on the fight over Medicaid expansion.
Governor Scott is comparing the Obama Administration to the Sopranos, accusing the president of not caring for low-income families, even as the governor refuses to expand Medicaid to more than 800,000 low-income families.
Governor Rick Scott is in South Florida Friday announcing that job growth across Florida is back to pre-recession numbers.
