The News Service of Florida

Bills aimed at reducing regulations on public schools began moving forward this week, as a key panel approved changes such as eliminating testing requirements to get high-school diplomas.

Lawmakers have filed bills that would allow Medicaid beneficiaries with “serious mental illness” to avoid a practice known as step therapy in receiving medications.

A lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody against social-media giant Meta has been transferred to California, where similar cases are pending.

Amid population growth and a shortfall of doctors and nurses, the Florida Senate is ready to start crafting legislation aimed at expanding access to health care.

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging a 2021 Florida law banning transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.

A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court has unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits in the state.

Seminole Tribe leaders have announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December — a first step in what could be a major expansion of gambling in Florida after approval from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Five years after a gunman killed two women and injured four people at a midtown Tallahassee yoga studio, FSU will hold a symposium about reducing hate-fueled violence.

A Liberty County judge could face a 30-day unpaid suspension and a public reprimand because of a discussion with a prosecutor after a court hearing held on Zoom.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of six students, alleges the historically Black university has faced such things as underfunding when compared to other state universities.