Florida Legislature 2017

The Florida Department of Health and a Republican state senator are offering drastically different visions for the future of medical cannabis in the...

An openly gay lawmaker is once again trying to put an end to conversion therapy in Florida. For years, Representative David Richardson, a Miami Beach...

A prominent Tampa Republican is making good on her promise to seek a ban on hydraulic fracturing in Florida.

Leon County residents are concerned about the environment, aging, mental health and criminal justice. The county legislative delegation sat through...

Most states tax feminine hygiene products as “luxury items.” But state lawmakers across the U.S., including in Florida, are introducing so-called ...

Seventeen bills filed for the coming March legislative session focus on guns . Some seek to ban the sale of certain guns or firearm components, while...

A controversial proposal to shift the burden of proof in "stand your ground" self-defense cases is back this year in the Florida House.Palatka Republican…

Senate President Joe Negron’s $2.4 billion plan to protect South Florida waterways from another toxic-algae sliming received a Luke-warm legislative...

On paper, Florida’s economy has recovered since the great recession. But that progress isn’t obvious looking at the state’s public assistance enrollment.

Florida water experts said the state needs to store water* and clean up polluted water sources in South Florida. But, state participants in the process...