Florida Senate

Shrinking government remains a constant theme in the Republican-led Florida Legislature, but lawmakers are on a record-breaking streak when it comes to…

Workers have spent months renovating the Florida Senate chambers. Nick Evans was on hand Monday for the unveiling.Almost immediately after lawmakers…

Florida’s Senate chambers is a shell of its former self. Crews are working on the first full renovation since the late 1970s.“All of the paneling has been…

Florida’s budget is set for this year. Governor Rick Scott signed the state budget Thursday, totaling $82 billion. Scott sounded optimistic before…

A bill that would give juveniles more leniency passed its second Senate committee Wednesday. But law enforcement officials don’t want it to…

Legislation is heading to the House floor that would give Florida utilities a break from construction costs. Critics claim it could end up costing…

Florida is halfway through its legislative session. But the House and Senate have a lot to do before they leave the Capitol.House Speaker Steve Crisafulli…

Update: The House passed both open carry and campus carry. But both bills face slim chances in the Senate.The Florida House is currently debating two gun…

The Florida Senate will have district maps largely based on recommendations from a coalition of voting rights groups. Leon Circuit Judge George Reynolds…

Florida’s senators want to drop the confederate flag from the chamber’s seal. The proposed rule change passed committee Thursday unanimously.The Senate…