Florida Government News

Speed limits on Florida highways could be raised from 70 to 75 mph under a bill the Senate passed Thursday despite concerns from opponents that roads would become more dangerous.

State senators set the course for some illegal immigrants to gain admission into the Florida Bar and practice law in the Sunshine State, just one month after the state's Supreme Court ruled that it could not legally be allowed.

Crime is down in Broward County. This, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words and terms four times a year. Muggle, tweet, photobomb, mini-me, OMG, selfie, and the heart symbol .

Investors in nursing homes in Florida would be shielded from lawsuits when residents are abused or neglected under broad new provisions authorized in a bill the Florida House sent to the governor on Wednesday.

On the same day that Rick Scott's half-a-million dollar television and online ad goes live in the Tampa Bay area and three other major media markets across the state, his likely Democratic challenger for governor this fall, Charlie Crist has now unveiled his own Spanish language website.

A man convicted of killing his cousin and the man's wife to prevent his cousin from testifying against him in a burglary case was executed in Florida on Wednesday, a state prison official said.

A judge has ruled to delay the trial indefinitely for a Florida man accused of murdering a teenager during an argument over loud music.

Killing or injuring a fetus at any stage of development would be a crime under a bill passed by the Florida Legislature.

Lauren's Kids, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Approved by the 2013 Florida Legislature.

Authorities are questioning several people to determine who was driving a car that struck and killed a 3-year-old San Mateo boy.

The House Regulatory Affairs Committee today unanimously passed a bill proposed by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Cabinet today unanimously approved a resolution today to honor the 100th Anniversary of community foundations.

The so-called battle to be a maglev mogul didn't turn out to be much of a fight.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari on Tuesday proposed scrapping California's complex education code, sending state money directly to individual schools rather than their districts, and offering state-funded scholarships to certain college students in exchange for a share of their future earnings.

Number of U.S. citizens who have signed up on the Affordable Care Act's state and federal marketplaces as of April 15, according to President Barack Obama Estimated number of uninsured Floridians, with more than 700,000 of them falling into the Medicaid-expansion gap that keeps them from getting federal subsidies or qualifying for Medicaid Amount ... (more)

Roughly $47 million to fund child welfare services was approved Tuesday by House and Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations conference committees.

Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday.

Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday.

Assuming the medical marijuana amendment passes in Florida - and there's a good chance it will, as polls are clocking support between 64 and 78 percent of the vote - anyone who starts a medical marijuana business could make an astronomical amount of money.

A great catch from our friend Jim Geraghty in a race we haven't covered much - the reincarnation attempt of Charlie Crist in Florida.