2018 legislative session

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is calling out the Florida Legislature for passing a 2017 bill he says allows builders to strip international building...

Laws will take effect next week that will add benefits for first responders who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder and impose harsher penalties on…

A new Florida rule requiring generators at all nursing homes and assisted- living facilities passed last legislative session after Hurricane Irma...

As students across Florida start the new school year, incoming Senate President Bill Galvano wants lawmakers to think about expanding the school-safety…

A health care advocacy group was urging Floridians to contact the Trump administration before the end of the day Tuesday to express opposition to a state…

Republicans running to replace Attorney General Pam Bondi disagree with her legal stand against a 19-year-old Alachua County woman who wants to remain…

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is asking a Leon County circuit judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges a recently approved ban on firearm “bump…

Wrapping up work from the 2018 legislative session, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed 17 bills and vetoed one measure, which he said could “muddle”…

Florida legislators passed a bill this week that would make first responders eligible for workers compensation if they are diagnosed with post-traumatic…

A Florida Senate committee, Wednesday, advanced a bill ( SB 1402 ) which aims to place a longstanding federal program that protects wetlands through the...