Florida Legislature 2015

Carl Abbott's son, David, has tried for years to get the Legislature to sign off on $1.9 million that the Palm Beach County School Board agreed to pay to…

Two big financial questions remain unanswered as the state Legislature enters its last days of the 2015 regular session – how will Florida's government...

Florida's top health official could soon have expanded powers to isolate people suspected of being infected with severe diseases.The Florida Legislature…

A controversial abortion bill is now headed to the Governor, after receiving final passage from the Florida Senate Friday.

Florida is experiencing an epidemic of opioid use and opioid overdose. When an opioid overdose occurs there are precious few seconds to save a person’s…

The Florida House has passed a bill that creates the “Right to Try Act.” The legislation gives dying patients a chance to try treatments that have...

Mentally ill consumers, including those with Alzheimer’s disease, would be able to return purchases despite no-refund policies under a bill being...

State lawmakers pushed through six claims bill on Monday. The 2015 session could be one of the few times the state pays claimants in two years.

More than three-quarters of a million Floridians live in a health care gap. The gap was created by the national Affordable Care Act and Florida's...

Florida has the largest percentage of seniors in the United States, and officials expect that number to grow as more baby boomers reach the retirement...