Legislature: It's Almost Over In Tallahassee
After 60 days of endless meetings and decision making, the 2012 Florida legislative session is finally coming to a close.
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After 60 days of endless meetings and decision making, the 2012 Florida legislative session is finally coming to a close.
A possible showdown over a hotly contested bill that would let parents at failing schools "trigger" a turnaround plan has died in the Senate on a 20-20 vote.
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.
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, costing nearly $900 million nationwide.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
A cyber tip about AI-generated images led to an arrest in Parkland. Advocates warn parents to closely monitor kids' use of AI apps.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, costing nearly $900 million nationwide.
President Trump is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
A cyber tip about AI-generated images led to an arrest in Parkland. Advocates warn parents to closely monitor kids' use of AI apps.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
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 is delivering a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
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 lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
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.
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.