Florida Legislature 2015

Woman seeking abortions would have to wait 24 hours under a bill now advancing in the Florida Legislature.A House committee on Thursday approved the bill…

A House measure placing greater restrictions on the use of red light cameras passed its first committee this week. While it differs from a similar...

If you can’t get to the doctor, it could become easier for the doctor to come to you. That’s the point of telemedicine, which connects physicians to...

A plan to provide health care coverage to 800,000 Floridians faces an uphill battle after unanimous approval by the Senate Health Policy Committee.Joan…

Opponents of a bill restricting public bathroom use based on a person’s born gender criticized the plan in Orlando Tuesday.The Single Sex Public…

A bill that would put kratom on Florida’s list of Schedule I substances passed the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice by just one vote on Tuesday, the…

The Republican-dominated Florida House quietly acknowledged today that gay people have the right to adopt children when they supported a bill amendment…

Former and current employees in Florida's corrections system testified Tuesday about widespread corruption and unsafe conditions in the state's prisons,…

A House panel Tuesday rejected a proposal to revamp the Medicaid program's system of providing dental services to children. The House Health Innovation…

Despite objections from the hospital industry, a House panel Tuesday approved a bill that would allow patients to stay overnight at ambulatory surgical…