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The Jacksonville toddler who fell in a pool on Tuesday at a neighborhood day care center has died, according to our news partner, The Florida Times-Union. A police report said an officer found the 2-year-old boy unconscious after falling into a pool.

On May 3, 2013, as the last piece of legislation to be enacted this session, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed the new Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act , a companion bill of which also passed the Florida Senate unanimously a week earlier.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.

The members of Florida Legislature enjoy a good health care system paying about $8 per month single and $30 per month for a family policy.

The Florida Department of Health Partners with Federal and State Health Organizations to Warn of Adverse Reactions Associated with Steroid Injections TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Health is partnering with the Food and Drug Administration , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , state partners and other state health departments to ... (more)

Hillary Clinton beats Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul in potential 2016 match ups in Iowa, according to a new poll Friday.

Liberal Blog Reports That Florida Democratic Party Refusing To Allow Nan Rich To Speak At Major Annual Dinner.

Doing all he can to change the subject amid a number of swirling controversies, President Obama plans to return to New Jersey on Tuesday to survey recovery efforts still underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy .

"Red-light cameras are all about generating revenue, period," said John Bowman, communications director of the National Motorists Association, a nonprofit advocacy group.

A bio-energy company on the Treasure Coast is calling for Gov. Rick Scott to veto a measure that would repeal the state law requiring most gasoline sold in the state to include nearly 10 percent ethanol.

Maybe you are one of those 1 million low-income Floridians who are uninsured and were just informed by the Florida Legislature that if you get sick in this state, buster, you're pretty much on your own.

A Department of Children and Families employee has come under fire for allegedly falsifying a report about Catalina Bruno, the South Florida mother who is currently behind bars for the death of her toddler.

Kenworth of South Florida has opened a new parts and service location near U.S. Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Fla., about three miles east of Interstate 95.

The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with BioFront Technologies, producers of diagnostic kits and reagents that detect viral and allergenic proteins for food safety and infectious disease markets.

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Florida Carry, Inc., filed an action to stop Daytona Beach's illegal practice of refusing to return firearms to people, including veterans, who were Baker Acted but found to be no danger to themselves or others.

Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season, is just days away, and many Americans will take to the roadways and skies during the coming holiday weekend.

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running battle over how lawmakers drew up new districts for themselves and Congress.

A toddler nearly drowned in a pool at a neighborhood day care center on Tuesday.

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.