The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans
When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.
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Florida’s Senate President says he’s in no rush to blow up the state’s tax code, gun laws or political map, but if any of the governor’s (or House’s) big priorities are going to happen next year, they’ll have to get past his chamber first.
A woman recently claimed a $6.25 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the Oct. 25 drawing at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes, including two apiece to freshman Malachi Toney and CJ Daniels, as No. 3 Miami handed No. 18 Florida State its second loss of the season with a 28-22 victory Saturday night at Doak S. Campbell Stadium.
Local 10 spoke with former Hurricanes quarterback Malik Rosier ahead of Miami's top-25 showdown against Florida State at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on Saturday night.
The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder charges in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
A big meeting was held Monday in Tallahassee involving the state’s largest power provider, Florida Power & Light.
Florida Power & Light’s proposed rate increase is taking another turn.
Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Maury Hernandez survived a reckless driver who shot him in the head on Aug. 7, 2007. He lives with paralysis on the left side of his body due to brain damage.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday at the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, as President Donald Trump deals with a public outcry for the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files.
When all eyes were on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touring the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” facility, a letter was officially stamped back in Tallahassee.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a federal judge’s order on Friday blocking a new Florida immigration law adding criminal penalties to undocumented adults in the state.
A criminal investigation is now underway into the Hope Florida Foundation. The nonprofit foundation is connected to a program created by First Lady Casey DeSantis.
Florida lawmakers approved an expansion Friday on the ban on cell phones for elementary and middle school students, and are testing it in high schools.
The Florida Legislature passed the bill dubbed Lucy’s Law late Friday night.
Florida lawmakers came together this week to right a wrong after a Broward County man was wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, and spent 34 years in prison.
Four days after terror was unleashed at Florida State University, an online petition is circulating.
The Florida State University community is still reeling after Thursday’s attack killed two fathers and injured six others.
There was a sea of garnet and gold during a vigil on Friday after two died and six were injured during a shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
One of the wounded survivors of Thursday’s mass shooting at Florida State University spoke to ABC News Friday.
Joshua Gallagher, a survivor of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was at Florida State University during the fatal shooting on Thursday.
Hope Florida is a program that connects people in need with services and was launched in 2021.
A bill involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” is heading to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk.
Two bills involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America” passed the Florida House on Thursday.
The “Gulf of America” bill, SB 608 continues to move along in the Florida Legislature.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the first lady met with the Florida Sheriffs Association on Tuesday in Tallahassee.
Despite dying during last year’s legislative session, two bills in the Florida House and Senate are once again trying to further keep local governments from banning plastic.
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants President Donald Trump to consider another Floridian to serve as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director.
A Florida bill aimed at helping investigators catch hit-and-run drivers may also require cars in the state to have two license plates.
Florida lawmakers held a hearing Friday to investigate whether some property insurance companies were exaggerating losses while profiting billions.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to deliver his annual State of the State address on Tuesday.
A 75-year-old Miami Beach woman who is awaiting trial over her alleged role in the murder for hire of her former son-in-law was in shackles when she appeared in Leon County court Wednesday.
Florida is considered a low-tax state, mostly because there is no personal income tax.
The seventh anniversary of the massacre that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland comes with concerns.
Road trips in the Sunshine State will be all beaver nuggets and brisket sandwiches after plans for a 5th Buc-ee's in the state are submitted.
In mailbox’s now is a petition for voters to sign to get legal marijuana use back on the ballot.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference Tuesday morning in Tallahassee as freezing temperatures affect northern parts of the state.
Florida residents in the direct path of Hurricane Helene are preparing for impact.
In Tallahassee, more than 200,000 people are directly in Hurricane Helene’s path, causing many residents in Leon and Levy counties to evacuate.
The counting is underway in an unprecedented election for the Miami-Dade teachers union.
Fresh flowers have been planted around the front lawn outside the Florida Capitol and flags are at half-staff — including the one over the old Capitol, now museum — where former Florida Governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham is lying in state Friday for a public farewell.
All eyes were on the Florida State Supreme Court as on Monday, the state justices decided that Florida voters will be able to cast ballots on issues pertaining to abortion access and adult recreational marijuana use.
Florida’s emergency rule to temporarily ban tianeptine, better known as “gas station heroine,” expires in about four months, so state lawmakers are working on a bill to make it permanent.
An administrative hearing in Tallahassee Tuesday could ultimately determine if Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony will be allowed to keep his police certification.
A Republican Florida lawmaker filed a state bill on Thursday intending to reduce the age limit to purchase a firearm.
A Broward County periodontist who was convicted last month of being the mastermind behind the murder of Florida State University professor Daniel Markel in 2014 is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Tallahassee.
A Miami Beach grandmother accused of conspiring to murder her ex-son-in-law pleaded not guilty in a Tallahassee courtroom Monday afternoon.
A 73-year-old Miami Beach grandmother appeared in Leon County court on Tuesday in Tallahassee after her extradition from Miami-Dade County for her alleged role in her former son-in-law’s murder about nine years ago.
During her closing on Monday, Leon County Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman asked a jury to deliver justice for Daniel Markel, a 2014 murder victim.
The jury announced a guilty verdict on Monday afternoon in the trial of a Broward periodontist, whom prosecutors accused of being the mastermind of a 2014 murder-for-hire plot in Leon County.
A Broward County periodontist’s trial for his role in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Tallahassee attorney in 2014 continued on Wednesday morning in Leon County with the prosecution playing the recordings by FBI agents of his private conversations in 2016.
Convicted hitman Luis Rivera was cross-examined Monday in the trial of a South Florida dentist accused of being the mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot that left a Florida State University professor dead.
A Florida man won the $2 million top prize while playing the Bonus Cashword scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday.
Drag shows at businesses welcoming children are about to be effectively banned in Florida.
A Florida lawmaker called transgender people "demons" and "mutants" during a hearing on Monday night
A bill working its way through Florida's state capitol is part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' effort to crack down on drag shows.
A peaceful protest was held outside the Florida Capitol building on Monday following a vote in the Senate on a six-week abortion ban.
The controversial Florida bill that would allow people in Florida to carry guns without a permit is now headed to the governor's desk.
Just days after the Nashville school shooting, Florida lawmakers are set to vote on a controversial bill that would allow gun owners to carry without permits.
Florida Republicans are getting closer to passing a law that would prevent women from getting abortions within six weeks of pregnancy and force them to prove they were victims of rape or incest for an abortion before 15 weeks of pregnancy.
After more than 34 years in prison, a 57-year-old man is set to be freed on Monday after prosecutors determined that he had been wrongly convicted.
The latest bill making the rounds at Florida's legislative session in Tallahassee would help people take on media companies for reporting false information.
Florida House Bill 999 aims to target both diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and the study of critical race theory at all of the state’s public universities.
Florida's controversial permitless carry bill sailed through its final committee and will soon head to a full floor vote in both houses of the state legislature.
A controversial bill that would allow people in Florida to carry a concealed weapon without a permit has cleared another major hurdle in the state legislature.
Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals for a controversial migrant transportation program and to strip Disney of its self-governing status.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ramping up his battle with Disney World.
A 55-year-old man claimed his $1 million winnings this week after playing the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.
The AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic is coming to FLA Live Arena in South Florida on Saturday.
Florida’s Republican lawmakers have the majority to pass a state bill that Democrats fear could end up hurting homeowners who are already struggling to cover their cost of living.
A 47-year-old man claimed his $1 million winnings this week after playing the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game , Florida Lottery officials confirmed Friday.
A Leon County judge has blocked Florida's new ban on most abortions after a ruling that abortion is protected by the Florida constitution's right to privacy.
The Florida Lottery says it's the easiest way to become an instant millionaire and one Florida woman has done just that.
A synagogue in Tallahassee with plenty of ties to South Florida burns to the ground.
They said they would and they did. The first lawsuit is filed in federal court against the bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law this week. Opponents call it "Don't Say Gay."
The Florida Supreme Court will no longer allow an attorney who used to be based in Fort Lauderdale to practice law in Florida citing a pattern of misconduct.
The creation of the bill came following the death of 19-year-old South Florida native Miya Marcano.
The Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside prompted Florida lawmakers to move forward with legislation Thursday to tighten inspection requirements for condominiums.
President Joe Biden’s administration reacted to proposed legislation in Florida that critics say could hurt students in public schools who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or who are questioning their sexuality.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls a special legislative session about vaccine mandates for big businesses.
Republicans had many victories as the 2021 legislative session came to a close led by Gov. Ron DeSantis who got almost everything he wanted.
The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe reach a historic new 30-year-gaming deal, which means more opportunities for gamers are on the horizon for the Hollywood casino.
The Seminole tribe and the state of Florida could be close to ending negotiations about changes in gambling laws that could bring big bucks to the state.
Social action groups are asking for the support of 7 Florida companies to help them fight controversial bills in the legislature.
After last summer's Black Lives Matter protests, Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the state's legislature to enact stiffer penalties for protesters.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' controversial "anti-riot" bill has received approval in the Florida House of Representatives. Opponents say the bill is an infringement on first amendment rights.
In a newly released video, Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't make the same claim that he did Friday; that a war vet was the 1 millionth person in Florida vaccinated. The news is that we are nearing one million doses.
Former COVID-19 data scientist for the state of Florida, Rebekah Jones was arrested after an investigation into an anonymous alert sent from the state's messaging system was tracked back to her home, according to law enforcement.
Only a handful of protesters showed up Sunday in front of the Florida State Capitol. Still, law enforcement is on watch in the days leading up to events in Washington, D.C.
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots keep growing. What are your chances of winning?
Former COVID-19 data scientist for the state of Florida, Rebekah Jones says on Twitter that she is turning herself into police Sunday after a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Gov. Ron DeSantis activated the Florida National Guard on Friday night amid threats of violent protests at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee.
An online portal for COVID-19 vaccinations in the state of Florida could be ready in weeks.
There's still time to get a Powerball ticket for a jackpot worth almost half of a $1 billion dollars.
Two Florida officials said Friday that the hackers apparently infiltrated systems for the Agency for Healthcare Administration and other agencies.
Florida has seen the most requests for concealed weapons licenses in its history in the year 2020, according to the state's Division of LIcensing.
Gov. Ron DeSantis makes his first comments in weeks about Florida and the coronavirus and it's all about the vaccine.
Florida Sen. Rick Scott is quarantining after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter.
