legislature 2012

As the final scheduled week of the 2012 Florida Legislative Session got underway, the state senate was working through a long list of bills. Tom Flanigan…

A group of black lawmakers are urging the Florida Legislature to reverse a provision in Florida’s widely debated elections law. As Sascha Cordner reports,…

Next time you visit the dentist it could be the dental hygienist who numbs your gums. Regan McCarthy reports that’s one rule relating to dentistry that a…

The Florida House has passed its version of a bill that supporters say will reduce auto insurance fraud. Tom Flanigan reports opponents put up a fight…

An influential South Florida Senator is warning legislative leaders not to try to, as he put it, “sneak” things into the budget. James Call reports, St.…

The Florida House has signed off on a tuition increase at two of Florida’s public universities. A plan to allow charter schools to get a slice of…

The battle over whether to regulate or decimate Internet cafes was raging in the Florida Legislature Thursday. Tom Flanigan reports the House is betting…

Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed off on a measure to compensate a man who wrongfully spent 27 years in a Florida prison. Regan McCarthy reports the…

The Florida house has tackled a wide array of education bills—from inspirational messages in public schools, to designating September as American…

With just a week remaining in the 2012 Florida legislative session, hundreds of issues remain unresolved. James Call reports joint conference committees…