Sen. Garrett Richter

Florida’s Senate chambers is a shell of its former self. Crews are working on the first full renovation since the late 1970s.“All of the paneling has been…

Governor Rick Scott signed a number of bills into law Wednesday. Among them are a pair of gun-related bills that have the backing of law enforcement and…

Environmentalists are up in arms once again as Republican leaders continue to push for legislation that would pave the way for fracking in Florida.The…

Discharging a firearm for recreational purposes in residential neighborhoods could soon be illegal. Another Senate panel approved a measure Tuesday…

A bill making it illegal to discharge a firearm for recreational purposes in residential neighborhoods cleared its first committees in the House and…

The Senate Appropriations Committee deliberated on legislation left over from a previous hearing, but it went anything but quietly. A heated debate on a…

Secretary of State Ken Detzner sees a train wreck if the Legislature forces online voter registration by 2017. But rather than derail the bill, lawmakers…