Florida Legislature 2017

A gun rights group is declaring victory, after Governor Rick Scott signed a Stand Your Ground-related bill into law last week.

Provisions in the medical marijuana legislation approved during last week’s special session are raising eyebrows. The bill contains language seemingly...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he "absolutely" intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature.After the original…

A measure changing the state's controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law was among 16 bills that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law late Friday.The…

Florida lawmakers ended a special session Friday without taking up a Senate bill that would have pumped more Medicaid money into the state's…

House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they're in agreement about…

A Florida lawmaker is hoping the state legislature will take up a refiled gun control bill during this week’s special session.

After failing to reach agreement during a regular session that ended last month, Florida legislative leaders have struck a deal to put into effect a…

Florida legislative leaders have struck a deal about carrying out a voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana for…

Simmering frustration with the Florida Legislature's inability to agree on a framework for the state's constitutional amendment expanding medical…