Florida's New Education Commissioner Chosen
Florida has a new state education commissioner. Virginia's secretary of education, Gerard Robinson, was picked Tuesday to run Florida's public school system by the Florida Board of Education
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Florida has a new state education commissioner. Virginia's secretary of education, Gerard Robinson, was picked Tuesday to run Florida's public school system by the Florida Board of Education
State officials are anxiously awaiting more rain to help them battle hundreds of brush and wildfires.
Sunrise city leaders are considering several measures to crack down on so-called 'pill mills' which they claim allow abusers easy access to powerful painkillers.
Cooper City Commissioner John Sims tries to set an example in his community with his hard work and dedication to his constituents.
People with concealed weapons licenses will no longer face arrest for accidentally letting their guns show.
Faced with a pending lawsuit, Governor Rick Scott has ordered all agency heads, except the Department of Corrections, to delay implementing a policy of drug testing state workers.
Gov. Rick Scott says he vetoed $2 million for citrus greening research because there are other sources of funding for it within the industry.
Republican 2012 Presidential front-runner Mitt Romney made his way to Miami Wednesday after attending a fund-raiser in Boca Raton Tuesday.
In an effort to make good a campaign promise to create hundreds of new jobs, Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill creating a new state agency to promote Florida business and economic development.
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill creating a new state agency to promote Florida business and economic development.
Forty years ago Florida voters implemented on corporate income after their new governor stumped the state with a pair of Sears shirts, one bought in the state and the other in neighboring Georgia, which already had that tax.
Gov. Rick Scott has announced two Canadian companies will be creating about 110 new jobs in Florida. Scott made the announcement Friday in Toronto at the end of a five-day Canadian trade mission.
Governor Rick Scott has announced that Canadian armored car and ATM maintenance company Garda World Security Corp, is moving its U.S. headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Boca Raton effective this month.
Julio Robaina, the former Hialeah mayor now vying to take over the same position in Miami Dade County, declared Tuesday he could solve the county's projected $400 million deficit without closing any fire stations, laying off any police officers or asking for wage concessions from any county employee who makes less than $80,000 a year.
Governor Rick Scott may be in hot water with the American Civil Liberties Union after several sheriffs' deputies threw out several people wearing "Vote Democratic" t-shirts at the public state budget signing event in The Villages last month.
A pair of liberal-leaning groups sued Governor Rick Scott on Friday to block an elections law that they say amounts to "voter suppression." The groups filed the suit in the hopes that it would stop Miami-Dade County from shortening the number of early-voting days before its June 28 mayoral elections.
Governor Rick Scott said he is accepting responsibility for one of his staffer's decision to throw out protesters from his budget-signing ceremony last week.
Gov. Rick Scott was in Fort Lauderdale Friday morning where he signed a new law aimed at controlling the state's "pill mills".
A landmark Medicaid overhaul bill got the stamp of approval from Governor Rick Scott Thursday.
Among the bills already filed for the legislative session that starts in January are a proposed constitutional amendment and accompanying bill that would give Florida voters the ability to recall the governor and lieutenant governor, state legislators, and Cabinet members.
Gov. Rick Scott plans to sign legislation on Friday aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse, holding signing ceremonies in three different cities around the state including one in South Florida.
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill that creates a three-day sales tax holiday for back to school shopping.
Governor Rick Scott signed HB 1039 Tuesday that bans the possession of "bath salts."
After using his line item power to veto more than $600 million in state spending, Governor Rick Scott is drawing heat from critics who say he has targeted the state's most vulnerable citizens.
While in The Villages to sign the state budget, Governor Rick Scott made another important decision to make: appointing a new judge to the Miami-Dade County Court.
Congress asks experts, advocates and victims how to combat hospice fraud, after a CBS News investigation uncovered widespread signs of potential fraud in California.
President Donald Trump is suggesting the federal government could help keep Spirit Airlines afloat while also calling for a buyer to step in.
After resigning ahead of an ethics hearing, Cherfilus-McCormick leaves Florida's 20th District seat open ahead of the Florida primary.
President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
Shippers have pledged to share refunds with customers who paid tariffs once the government issues refunds.
Congress asks experts, advocates and victims how to combat hospice fraud, after a CBS News investigation uncovered widespread signs of potential fraud in California.
President Donald Trump is suggesting the federal government could help keep Spirit Airlines afloat while also calling for a buyer to step in.
The Florida Democrat stepped down shortly before a House Ethics Committee meeting to determine whether she should be punished.
After resigning ahead of an ethics hearing, Cherfilus-McCormick leaves Florida's 20th District seat open ahead of the Florida primary.
President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
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.
After resigning ahead of an ethics hearing, Cherfilus-McCormick leaves Florida's 20th District seat open ahead of the Florida primary.
President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
Florida will invest in future "flying car" infrastructure after Gov. DeSantis signed a bill allowing the state to fund vertiports for short aerial commutes.
The Florida Democrat stepped down shortly before a House Ethics Committee hearing to determine whether she should be punished.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.
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.