legislature 2012

The Senate budget committee hearing almost broke down Wednesday over a battle to fund the University of South Florida and its Polytechnic Campus. Lynn…

A bill that would have required state employees to submit to a random drug test narrowly escaped death, at least for now. As Sascha Cordner reports, the…

Lawmakers in the Florida House are looking into legislation that would give tax breaks to businesses in the state. Regan McCarthy reports legislators are…

A Florida Senate Committee tackled a bill Tuesday to prohibit lawmakers from working for a state college or university. Tom Flanigan reports the bill…

Pregnant women who are inmates in Florida’s jails have been forced to go through labor and even delivery in handcuffs and shackles. James Call reports a…

What started as a simple, charter school accountability bill quickly morphed into a debate over whether school districts should be required to share some…

Lawmakers are looking into a measure that could help the state partner up with private companies to explore and drill for oil or natural gas on state…

A proposal to revamp the state’s energy policy passed out of the Senate agricultural committee Monday and is one stop away from the Senate Floor. James…

A bill that would have granted sovereign immunity to emergency room doctors is changing as it moves through the legislature. Lynn Hatter reports a House…

A move to stop a prison privatization plan from moving forward failed to pass out of the Senate Tuesday. As Sascha Cordner, this comes ahead of Tuesday’s…