Florida Legislature 2015

A bill that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions passed a second Senate panel Wednesday, while an identical version (HB 633) is...

Two very different alcohol measures came before their final committee Wednesday. But even though they began to converge, only one passed its final stop.

Florida appears primed to extend the statute of limitations for rape charges. The proposal is headed for the Senate floor, less than a week after...

A bill requiring law enforcement agencies to have set guidelines in place when using body cameras is now heading to the House floor. It differs from a...

A bill blocking all law enforcement agencies—including local—from establishing traffic ticket quotas could be close to hitting the Governor’s desk, if...

Gov. Rick Scott reversed course Monday, saying he no longer supports Medicaid expansion as talks break down between Florida and its request for the...

Florida has a reputation for weird news; one need only peruse the @_FloridaMan Twitter account's timeline or do a web search for "FanGate" to see how the…

The Florida Senate is working on a measure that would alter the way some home insurance claims are billed. And some in the repair and restoration...

Private agencies would be able to cite religious or moral grounds to turn away gay couples seeking to adopt children under a bill that drew comparisons…

They take bullets for their partners, work overtime for no pay and don’t get benefits. But as Jim Ash reports, that would change under a proposal by a...

As Florida lawmakers prepared last month to start the 60-day legislative session, 10 big issues popped out as priorities. Typically, big issues get…

A bill allowing 64 ounce growlers is headed to the floor of the Florida Senate.