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A controversial measure that would loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds was approved Thursday by the Florida House.

DeSantis said he is “100 percent against removing monuments” and supports HB 395 and SB1122.

Tampa Electric Co. will ask state regulators to approve a plan that would raise base electric rates over the next three years.

Listen: Vacation rentals could soon be under statewide regulation. A bill passed in the Senate Thursday would give the state more power over regulating the properties. The bill requires property owners to pay certain fees,...

Historic monuments The Florida House and Senate are proceeding with a controversial proposal preventing local governments from being able to remove or destroy a number of historic monuments and markers. Bill sponsor, Republican Dean Black,...

Orlando Sentinel reporters are staging a walk-out this morning. The reporters are attempting to unionize the Sentinel newsroom.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take up a bill that seeks to prevent minors under the age of 16 from having social media accounts, SB 1788

Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida filed lawsuits alleging that efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and state university leaders to disband the groups violated their...

Florida’s next governor and other state leaders would get sizable pay bumps under a House budget proposal that advanced Wednesday.

Some of the bill’s supporters saying Florida's corporal punishment bill doesn’t go far enough in curbing the disciplinary practice.

In a win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the state unconstitutionally retaliated against Disney.

Florida Senate and House budget committees approved spending plans that top $115 billion; but there are differences.