The original bill included a Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at USF’s Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Perez blamed the situation on a Senate attempt to ...

A.M. THE THOUGHT WAS THE SENATE WOULD DO WHAT THE HOUSE DID LAST MONTH OVERWHELMINGLY PASS A BILL TO REPEAL FLORIDA’S FREE KILL LAW. THE LAW HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE 1990 AS A WAY OF KEEPING ...

A legislative effort to ensure golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges are never built in state parks has stalled in the Florida Senate ... Protection seal shows proposed golf courses ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate confirmed a controversial state wildlife commissioner on Tuesday who drew the ire of environmentalists for blessing a planned toll road through Central Florida ...

A tribute from Florida‘s senators made in honor of longtime Tampa Bay politician Sen. Darryl Rouson has morphed into a fight with the Florida House — one that could affect this year’s ...

The Florida Senate on Wednesday refused to go along with a House proposal to revamp laws about attorney fees in insurance disputes and evidence that can be presented in determining medical damages ...

A day after the issue appeared stalled, the Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would open the door to some people pursuing medical-malpractice lawsuits over the deaths ...

The Florida Board of Governors nominated Matthews ... face of significant opposition and never went in front of the full Senate for a vote. Kissel – who has documented stances on the ...

Workers make repairs to the facade of the Parker Tower Condo, designed by architect Morris Lapidus, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a ...

Florida families who were denied access to the ... But before it was heard on the Senate floor, amendments seen as poison pills by advocates were filed throughout the day Tuesday.

There could soon be harsher sentences for people convicted of deadly DUI crashes in Florida. The Senate unanimously approved a bill Wednesday morning addressing a loophole for repeat offenders.

And after years of debate, the Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal the exception. But Senate sponsor Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, tabled the bill ...