Sen. George Gainer

Florida Republican Senate leaders have endorsed House Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, to succeed Sen. George Gainer, who announced he will not seek re-election.

Starting next month, a county in the Florida Panhandle will join six others across the state in taking over the child protective investigative duties of…

A Senate panel is discussing how to re-envision Florida’s affordable housing system. The conversation in the Senate Transportation, Tourism and Economic…