The gap between the Senate's budget and the House's plan is 1.2 percent of the current budget, but the House Speaker and ...

Budget meetings during the Special Session will be scheduled on one-hour notice. Lawmakers have convened for a Special ...

The sheriff's announcement comes as State Senator Ed Hooper, representing north Pinellas and southwest Pasco County, said he ...

State legislators are expected to spend the next two weeks hammering out a compromise budget shaped by competing Republican ...

A proposal to boost affordable housing through garage apartments and other accessory dwellings on single family home lots passed the Florida Senate on Wednesday. However, the action once again awaits ...

Speaker Daniel Perez says the Florida House of Representatives would restore funding seen as essential to keep the Tri-Rail ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — In a move to empower high school coaches and enhance student-athlete welfare, the Florida Senate has unanimously passed the "Teddy Bridgewater Act," allowing head coaches ...

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco is stepping down from the role to run for the Florida state senate.

Florida's Senate Bill 538, awaiting the governor's signature, would change rules for non-traditional student-athletes. The new rule, effective July 1, could impact the rosters of several state ...

A Republican president’s approval ratings are stuck in the mid-30s as Americans grapple with an unpopular war with Iran that ...

An alliance between Republican Senator Rick Scott and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has resulted in a new legislative ...