Texting

The number of crashes caused by distracted drivers is growing. Last year in Florida more than 50,000 accidents resulted from drivers who weren’t focused…

A bill making texting while driving a primary offense cleared its first Senate committee hearing Tuesday. Tallahassee resident Demetrius Branca supports…

Under a new proposal, texting drivers could be hit with a felony if they’re involved in a fatal crash. But the newest texting while driving bill is…

A bill imposing mandatory criminal penalties for killing someone while driving distractedly is headed to the House floor after it passed its final…

It will soon be illegal to send text messages while driving in Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed a texting-while-driving ban into law on Tuesday.Texting…

As lawmakers near the halfway mark in their 60-day legislative session a Senate budget proposal is slowly taking shape. Committee chairs want to cut about…

The House sponsor of a bill to bring three major casinos to South Florida folded his hand Friday. James Call reports the Business and Consumer Affairs…