Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Destination Resorts Bills
The battle lines are being drawn over the controversial Destination Resorts Act which would allow mega resort casinos at three locations in South Florida.
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The battle lines are being drawn over the controversial Destination Resorts Act which would allow mega resort casinos at three locations in South Florida.
Stray animals would have to be sent to non-profit no-kill animal rescue organizations instead of euthanized by public shelters under a bill filed in the Legislature by a Republican senator.
Lawmakers sponsoring the resort casino bill have seen a growing chorus of opposition to bill, and on Thursday they defended it to a roomful of reporters, saying it would better regulate gambling and provide jobs.
November is National Adoption Month, a time to raise awareness about the adoption of children and youth from foster care, and Florida is doing its part.
Two South Florida lawmakers are betting casino resorts are just what we need to boost the bottom line.
When you think of dangerous cities in Florida, Miami or Orlando may top your list. But according to Forbes, Tallahassee is the most dangerous city in the Sunshine State.
Former Florida Gov. Claude Kirk will lie in state Friday at the Old Capitol in Tallahassee.
The first Republican to win the Governor's Office in Florida in the 20th Century has passed away. Former Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr., 85, died in his sleep at his West Palm Beach home.
The world's largest retailer will add a new product to the inventory in many of it's Florida stores: lottery tickets.
Florida's statewide teacher's union has filed a lawsuit related to the teacher merit pay law passed by the Florida Legislature this year.
The eyes of the college football world will focus on Doak Campbell Stadium this weekend when the number one ranked Oklahoma Sooners take on the number five Florida State Seminoles in prime time.
Drilling for oil in the Florida Everglades has become a slippery slope for Gov. Rick Scott.
Did you know that couples who live together in the state of Florida are actually breaking the law if they're not married?
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.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Even though Florida hasn't been hit by a hurricane since Wilma in 2005, insurance companies who do business in the state say they're losing money despite collecting billions in premiums.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Florida lawmakers last month extended a financial break for tobacco companies that face a crush of lawsuits because of smoking-related illnesses. But the move came amid a legal challenge that argues the break is unconstitutional because it gives special treatment to cigarette makers.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has reached out to Governor Rick Scott and the state's Department of Health to protect a program that helps low-income HIV/AIDS patients get medication needed to control the virus.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Lawmakers in a Miami-Dade delegation full of political rookies vowed unity during this year's legislative session. And they kept their promise, for the most part, in a year when distinct personalities emerged in the crop of new faces, along with victories along the way.
An investigation by the state's Inspector General's Office has found that a foster care agency which contracted with the Department of Children and Families unintentionally misspent more than $400,000 in state funds.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
When the Oklahoma Sooners travel to Tallahassee to play the Florida State Seminoles, it will be a brotherly fight in prime time.
In the final hours of the legislative session Florida lawmakers approved an education budget which slashes the amount schools receive from the state by nearly 8 percent, or $542 per student.
