Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith

The annual Pride at the Capitol event served as a kickoff to the group’s fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and former state lawmaker Carlos Guillermo Smith is urging advocacy.

The Florida Department of Health is trying to scuttle a public-records lawsuit seeking information about COVID-19, arguing that requested reports don’t exist and that the underlying data is confidential.

Lawmakers are trying to provide relief to Floridians who can’t pay their utility bills. They’ve filed a proposal that would allow families to go on a repayment plan to pay their outstanding bills. The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Winter Park) says the legislature could use funds from the new federal COVID-19 relief package to reimburse utilities who provide the plans.

This week, incoming House speaker Chris Sprowls published a list of proposed rule changes for the chamber during his two-year term.

This week, incoming House speaker Chris Sprowls published a list of proposed rule changes for the chamber during his two-year term.

Citing what they say is a tremendous public and private cost to Floridians from divorce, two Republican state legislators want to create a “Florida Guide…

Governor Ron DeSantis today signed off on a bill banning so-called “sanctuary cities” in Florida. The effort sparked controversy during this legislative…

The Florida Cabinet has joined a growing list of officials weighing in on a Florida lawmaker's controversial anti-gay exchange with a constituent. State…

A group of Florida House and Senate Democrats gathered Tuesday to detail their legislative agenda to prevent gun violence. The lawmakers also had a guest…

One Florida House Democrat is accusing a colleague of bullying and threatening her at a meeting of party leaders over the weekend.First-term…