Senator Audrey Gibson

Florida Senate Democrats last week selected Jacksonville’s Audrey Gibson as their leader for the next two legislative sessions. The incoming Democratic...

This month is Diabetes Awareness Month, and a bipartisan push is underway to do more about the disease that is one of the leading cause of deaths among…

In response to a spate of child abuse deaths in Florida, state lawmakers in 2014 created teams to investigate the root causes of these deaths and report…

Florida's Attorney General and it's next Senate Minority leader are weighing in on the sex scandals that have rocked the state capitol in recent days.…

A school bus safety bill is now heading to Governor Rick Scott, after passing the Senate this week. But, it not only received bipartisan support, but some…

A Stand Your Ground-related bill passed the Florida Senate Wednesday, but not without some opposition. As the original bill sponsor, Sen. Dennis Baxley…

Recent reporting suggests Florida’s trial judges are more likely to give harsh sentences to people of color. Now two Florida lawmakers want the state to…

Some Florida lawmakers aren’t too happy about President-Elect Donald Trump’s tweet criticizing what he calls the “out of control” costs for the Pentagon’s…

A bill building on past reforms to Florida’s prison system is continuing to take shape.Months ago, members of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee had…

The head of the Florida Department of Corrections received unanimous approval during her second Senate confirmation hearing. Her initial hearing occurred…