A new Florida law is being invoked in an attempt to block voters from voting on legalizing recreational marijuana on the 2022 ballot. Ultimately, it will be up to the Florida Supreme Court to decide.

The people who guard our state prisons are among the few who are likely to get raises from state lawmakers this year, but , even the ten percent being sought may not stem staff turnover that has lead ...

The Florida House and Senate have now passed their budgets and are ready to begin negotiations on a final product, but everything they’ve approved is subject to change. The Senate and House are two ...

Local school boards and not the state could soon be deciding which history, math, and other text books kids will be using . Shifting power from the state to the local school board has raised concerns ...

The Florida Senate is using some creative procedural maneuvering to resurrect the controversial ‘anti-rioting’ bill and the move is drawing criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. The stage ...

The Centers for Disease Control says suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Today was Suicide awareness day at the State Capitol. Advocates, mental health professionals, and ...

A former state advocate for seniors in nursing homes fired by the Department of Elder Affairs will have his day in court. Brian Lee was the former Ombudsman for the Department. His job was to ...

Florida hospitals are facing a 1.8 billion dollar budget cut in the budgets being contemplated by state lawmakers. Included in the cuts is the elimination of the Medically Needy program. As Mike ...

13 Florida Police agencies are already using body cameras…9 more are in the pilot stage of adopting them, but each agency is setting its own guidelines, which lawmakers hope to change. At their best, ...

Pressure for state lawmakers to accept federal money to expand Medicaid is mounting. Young adults who are too old for Medicaid and too poor to buy their own coverage are in Tallahassee asking for help ...

The House and Senate budget proposals include some major cuts to state colleges aimed at remedial education and performance funds. State colleges are facing over 50 million in cuts currently proposed ...

Surrounded by his former coaches and players, legendary FSU football coach Bobby Bowden became the first recipient of the Governor’s Medal of Freedom Wednesday. Bowden first came to Florida State in ...