Fla. Passes Random Drug Tests Of State Workers
A bill that would allow the State of Florida to randomly test many state employees for drugs has passed the Florida Legislature.
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A bill that would allow the State of Florida to randomly test many state employees for drugs has passed the Florida Legislature.
A bill created from the death of a two-year-old Central Florida girl is now on the desk of Florida Governor Rick Scott.
A bill that would allow Florida State University and the University of Florida raise tuition above the current 15 percent a year cap is on its way to Gov. Rick Scott's desk for his signature.
An education bill which Democrats view as a giveaway to the charter school industry at the expense of public schools is one vote away from being killed in the Florida Senate.
Gov. Rick Scott and Republicans in the Legislature are still unhappy with a judge's decision to strike down last year's pension overhaul, with the Senate budget chief declining to rule out defying a court order to repay state employees.
A state judge has struck down a new law that required public employees to contribute 3-percent of their income to their retirement pensions.
With eyes on the clock budget negotiators in Tallahassee sent their thorniest issues to the respective budget chairmen this weekend, as both the Senate and House lined up priorities for the expected final week of the session.
The Florida House of Representatives has approved a plan to give Florida's two major research universities, the University of Florida and Florida State University, wide power to raise tuition.
A bill that would allow the State of Florida to randomly test many state employees for drugs has passed in the Florida House but a similar measure is in trouble in the Senate.
A bill that would allow the State of Florida to randomly test many state employees for drugs passed a key House committee friday, even though the idea may not meet constitutional requirements.
A House committee Tuesday approved a revised proposal that would allow random drug testing of state employees, as a federal judge in Miami prepares to hear arguments Wednesday about a similar testing plan by Gov. Rick Scott.
Gov. Rick Scott getting a head start on his re-election campaign by netting some big financial supporters, even though the gubernatorial race is three years away.
Florida has dodged a bullet for the six years without a hurricane hitting the state. Now insurance industry experts have urged state lawmakers to beef up the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund before a major storm or series of them hits.
The Florida House of Representatives has given tentative approval to the state's more than $65 billion budget.
With cash running low, top Florida officials have recommended a two-year hiatus on the construction of new school buildings.
Lawmakers in Tallahassee actually want to spend more money on state schools.
Florida's growing population is help[ing to re-write the state's political map, with the Florida House approving Friday new district maps for Congress, the Florida House, and the Florida Senate. But if you think that approval means the boundaries are set, think again: it's likely the whole thing will be decided in court.
Pitting the chamber against the wishes of Gov. Rick Scott, the House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending plan that calls for an 8-percent college tuition increase, continuing an effort to shift more of the cost in higher education to students instead of taxpayers.
Fla. Gov. Rick Scott wants some answers in the wake of a deadly pileup on I-75 near Gainesville over the weekend.
Governor Rick Scott has a full schedule in South Florida on Friday. His first major stop is at an opening of a new business in Kendall before heading to the Latin Builders Association's monthly meeting and concluding his day at the United States Southern Command in Doral.
Scores of students from Florida's 11 public universities rallied in front of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee urging lawmakers to stop annual tuition increases.
A pair of bills which would allow state agencies to random drug test their employees have cleared another set of hurdles.
During his campaign, Rick Scott billed himself as a man who would bring much needed jobs to Florida. Every month he gets graded on that claims when Florida's unemployment rates are released. But maybe the grade Scott should get in his first year in office is an incomplete.
A Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would regulate Internet cafés, and rebuffed a proposed ban on the hundreds of businesses that critics compare to "storefront casinos.''
With less than two weeks to go until the Florida primary, Kenneth Detzner has been tapped by Governor Rick Scott to replace outgoing Secretary of State Kurt Browning.
Officials said the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.
American Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights between Miami and Caracas on April 30, restoring service for the first time since 2019.
The suspect was arrested and is facing several charges, including the use of a deadly weapon on a police animal.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
The rain and storms are expected to be more widespread starting in the afternoon hours.
Officials said the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.
American Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights between Miami and Caracas on April 30, restoring service for the first time since 2019.
The suspect was arrested and is facing several charges, including the use of a deadly weapon on a police animal.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
The rain and storms are expected to be more widespread starting in the afternoon hours.
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.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
The wife of a 27-year Army sergeant was detained by ICE at an immigration appointment in Texas. He says he doesn't understand why, and "ICE is out of control right now."
Work requirements will encourage people who are able to work to seek and maintain jobs, proponents say. But researchers haven't found that they lower the unemployment rate.
The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada's strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.