Florida Legislature 2017

This week’s special legislative session returns to an argument House lawmakers might have thought they put to bed.

After a contentious legislative session, Florida lawmakers in early May finally agreed on an $83 billion state budget.

Florida legislators have agreed to pay millions to homeowners in two counties whose healthy citrus trees were torn down in a failed attempt to eradicate…

The push by Florida's largest power company to charge customers for out-of-state fracking investments is dead, putting an end to a pair of big-money...

Funding for a clinic to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans and Pulse first responders has been cut from Florida’s budget.

The full Florida Senate is preparing to take up a modified version of the House’s tax cut proposal. But a property tax measure may be more important to...

TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Saturday on the major portions of a higher-education budget that will dramatically expand...

Budget talks have begun—or at least the public face of them have started. Lawmakers are planning an extremely tight timeline.

Florida public universities and colleges may be able to hold secret searches for new leaders.The Florida House on Wednesday voted 103-11 for a bill that…

A bill that looks to "un-muddy" the mission of Florida's main environmental land acquisition program could potentially affect the plan for an Everglades...

Dr. Celeste Philip's confirmation process to remain Florida's Surgeon General has completed its first step.

The Florida House has unveiled plans to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. The proposal includes new premiums and work requirements. But longtime...