Florida Senate

House Speaker José Oliva on Saturday blasted a plan that would give Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration the power to randomly audit private businesses to…

Moving quickly on the controversial issue, the Senate is expected Wednesday to take up a proposal that would require parental consent before minors...

Family man. Business man. Policy leader.Those are the words Sen. Wilton Simpson’s website uses to describe the lawmaker, who on Tuesday will be tapped by…

In Florida, voter pre-registration is open to both 16 and 17-year-olds, which means their private information like phone numbers, addresses, and birth…

A Tallahassee-area prosecutor says there is insufficient evidence to prove that former state Senator Jack Latvala traded sexual favors in order to help…

Florida legislators want to move the date of their 2020 annual session.The Florida Senate on Thursday voted 34-3 to move the date of that year's annual…

A proposal to redistribute hundreds of millions of dollars away from safety-net hospitals and toward increasing base Medicaid payments at all hospitals...

The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a bill that allows state lawmakers to visit schools in their district, on any day and any time. That currently...

A contentious bill that calls for a crackdown on cities and counties that don't comply with federal immigration authorities is running into trouble in the…

Florida law enforcement authorities said Friday that they have begun a criminal investigation of a state senator who abruptly resigned after an…

The Florida Senate is mandating that each senator undergo an hour of workplace and sexual harassment training before the start of each legislative…

A Florida Senate Committee passed a measure urging Congress to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, or DACA.