Florida Legislature 2016

State lawmakers continue to butt heads on healthcare reform, specifically where new hospitals can be built. Both chambers want to improve access to...

Florida would pay to rebury students whose remains were once interred on the grounds of a now shuttered reform school, under a bill passed by the Senate.

With more than two-dozen amendments stacked up on the bill Wednesday, Senate President Andy Gardiner yanked a medical marijuana measure off the floor and…

The Florida Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would create a needle-exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County.The legislation…

The Florida Senate is proposing $75 million for children's programs at hospitals that serve the poor.The Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida supports…

The Florida Legislature has killed a measure that would let doctors increase what they charge patients for copies of medical records to $1 a page.The…

After narrowly winning the support of the Senate Health Policy Committee, state Surgeon General John Armstrong will face another confirmation test…

The full Senate is slated Tuesday to take up a bill that would allow patients with terminal illnesses to have access to medical marijuana.The bill (SB…

The Internet allows savvy consumers to comparison shop for big ticket items. Those items may soon include medical procedures. The Florida House is ready...

Currently there are no standard qualifications for American Sign Language interpreters in public schools. But Thursday the Florida House passed a bill...