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A panel of Florida lawmakers got an update Tuesday on a report, detailing what led to the tragic death of a little girl last month. In early January,...

A father accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter off of a bridge to her death last week was ordered Monday to undergo a mental health evaluation...

State child welfare officials are looking into what went wrong in their handling of an investigation of a Florida man who shot himself and his family...

Two weeks before a Florida man fatally shot his daughter and six grandchildren, someone called the state child abuse hotline, worried that adults were...

After an embarrassing article appeared in The Miami Herald in September, a regional supervisor for the Department of Children and Families ordered...

Thousands of former foster youth are gaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The new law extends Medicaid coverage for former foster...

A rundown on Monday’s top news from Tallahassee:Health Plan Wants Medicaid Contract BlockedAmid a bidding dispute, a South Florida health plan is asking…

The Senate panel charged with reforming Florida's child-welfare system rolled out its latest proposals this week — including increased accountability for…

Food is more than just a way to nourish ourselves. For some, food can mean a career or an integral part of culture.For others, like the Burmese refugees…

Floridians who receive cash and food assistance are once again able to use their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards after technology issues at JPMorgan…