Gayle Harrell

Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) wants to ensure a simple phone call is all it takes for veterans to get mental health services. She’s sponsoring a bill that creates a program statewide to let veterans dial a dedicated support line staffed by their peers.

A bill that would have mandated newborn babies be given a certain eye exam just got a drastic overhaul by way of a strike-all amendment. Proponents of the…

Marital privilege means spouses don’t have to testify against each other. But Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) thinks there should be exceptions -especially…

Advocates are happy about a new law on the books slated to take effect Saturday to help protect kids within Florida’s child welfare system. “We have a…

Governor Rick Scott has signed the “Keys To Independence” Act into law again. Years ago, he signed the measure into law creating the pilot program. Now,…

A bill creating a uniform procedure for law enforcement agencies when it comes to conducting eyewitness interviews is on its way to the House floor. In…

A bill building on Florida’s anti-human trafficking efforts is now heading to both the House and Senate floors.Rep. Jeanette Nunez (R-Miami) also sits on…

A bill building on reforms to help young sex trafficking victims passed its first House panel Wednesday. The so-called glitch bill seeks to prevent…

A bill requiring law enforcement agencies that use body cameras to have guidelines and procedures in place passed its first House committee Wednesday.Rep.…

While some are hailing the Governor’s recent pledge to put more money into Florida’s mental health and substance abuse programs, others are calling it…