legisalture 2012

Lawmakers are back at the capital just days after the close of the regular session. Regan McCarthy reports legislators are starting an extraordinary…

It’s the final day of the 2012 Florida Legislative session and lawmakers are expecting to work late into the night. James Call reports lobbyists;…

A measure that would let the state’s governor remove a majority of the members of Florida’s judicial nominating commission has passed in the Senate—that’s…

With the end of the regular legislative session in sight, the Florida Senate was in high gear Tuesday. Tom Flanigan reports the chamber dealt with a total…

Senate Democrats are looking to get a few more votes to defeat a controversial education bill. The proposal gives parents with children in failing public…

The National Football League and former Miami Dolphins star Nat Moore are calling on the Florida Senate to pass legislation that would protect high school…

A Senate panel narrowly cleared a bill Tuesday that would allow all state agencies to randomly drug test their employees. Sascha Cordner has more:By one…

Cheating spouses could soon get a break in divorce hearings. A bill that would change the way adultery can be used to award alimony payments has cleared…

Florida lawmakers are driving ahead with a plan to make auto racing the official state sport. Two lawmakers from the Daytona area say it an historic…

If you want to be a Gator or Seminole it could soon cost you a lot of money. Students at two of the state’s largest universities could see tuition bills…