Florida legislature

The proposed Affordable Energy Reform Act would make electricity rate hike cases more transparent, cap utility returns on equity, and tie company profits to efficiency.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has written proposed legislation that would increase penalties for undocumented workers.

The first day of Florida's legislative session is over. There's a lot to unpack.

Florida's legislative session kicks off Tuesday. Lawmakers are slated to take up issues ranging from artificial intelligence to firearm access to immigration reform.

A Leon County circuit judge wrote that the laws allow access to facilities such as state prisons and county jails — but not to the immigrant-detention center run by the state.

Five Democratic lawmakers filed the lawsuit in July after they made an unannounced visit to the facility in the Florida Everglades and were denied access.

A bipartisan plan seeks to set up a program that could assist motorists with autism spectrum disorder during traffic stops.

E-Verify is a federal online platform allowing employers to check whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States.

A Leon County resident is challenging a new Florida law that allows pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.

The legislation still has a long way to go, and it's already receiving Republican opposition. The bill would allow parents to sue over the wrongful death of an unborn child.