Children Families and Elder Affairs Committee

A bill aimed at reducing instability for foster children has started to move forward in the Florida Senate and would require the child-welfare system to…

Legislation aimed at revamping Florida's system of delivering mental-health services is moving in the House and Senate and is gaining momentum.The House…

A legislator who sponsored a bill to drug test Florida welfare recipients supports legalizing a strain of medical marijuana. Rep. Jimmie Smith, R-Lecanto,…