Sen. David Simmons

As vaping makes national headlines, Florida lawmakers are bringing their agenda and policies to the forefront. Recent news reports link nine deaths…

Lawmakers and gun rights advocates are squabbling over who should have control of Florida’s concealed weapons permits. Internal reports from the…

Last week, Florida’s Stand Your Ground law took center stage as people rallied, protested, and marched over the killing of a black unarmed man during a…

The Florida Senate is considering more juvenile justice legislation. It’s looking at measures classifying certain kids as prolific offenders and changing…

Bills to help some of the state’s most vulnerable Floridians as well as youthful offenders have passed their first Senate committee. Therapy Dogs In…

A Stand Your Ground-related bill is now teed up for a vote in the full Florida Senate. But, a bipartisan push to water down the bill Thursday is angering…

A Florida Senate education committee seems open to big changes in the state’s testing and accountability scheme. After years of ramping up the testing…

The chairman of the Senate education spending committee says he’s determined to continue cutting back on testing in public schools. Republican David…

Someday soon, cars will drive themselves. But until then, lawmakers want to make sure some cars don’t drive at all. House and Senate committees have voted…

It can start as a lark, a split second of poor judgment and misplaced trust. And it can end in a cyber-nightmare that ruins careers or worse. The Senate…