Florida Lawmakers Debating Senate Proposal For Lottery Addiction Warning
Booze and beer don't carry similar cautions, but some Republican lawmakers want people playing the state lottery to be warned that the games may be addictive.
Booze and beer don't carry similar cautions, but some Republican lawmakers want people playing the state lottery to be warned that the games may be addictive.
Florida could build three new major toll highways under a bill sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the state House.
House and Senate budget chiefs agreed to a roughly $90 billion budget deal that was expected to be printed late Tuesday, clearing the way for the 2019 legislative session to end later this week.
The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed an environmental bill that includes prohibiting local governments from enforcing regulations on plastic straws over the next five years.
Two decades after then-Gov. Jeb Bush started a broad push for school choice, the Florida House on Tuesday approved a closely watched expansion that will provide vouchers to thousands of children to attend private schools.
It's not often that things are universally agreed upon in the Florida house, but that was the case on Tuesday.
With days left before the legislative session ends Friday, the Senate sponsor of a proposal aimed at carrying out a constitutional amendment on felons' voting rights said he worked all weekend to reach what he called a compromise with his House counterpart.
President Donald Trump will hold a rally next week in Bay County, part of a heavily Republican region that could be important for his 2020 re-election campaign.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis named five experts to the newly-created blue-green algae task force on Monday afternoon.
An outbreak of Hepatitis A is growing concern among Floridians.
Floridians will have to keep their e-cigarettes on the shelf while in most enclosed workplaces starting this summer, under one of 10 new laws signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
A Florida bridge is closed after being slammed by a barge.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' push to allow the state to import prescription drugs from Canada inched closer to passage Friday in the Florida Senate.
Local governments and police agencies would have to cooperate with federal authorities who enforce immigration law under a bill passed by the Florida Senate.
Florida has always been known for its oranges but a new crop could be springing up across the southern state.
The Florida House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that could lead to more people with concealed-weapons licenses carrying guns on the grounds of churches or other religious institutions.
Algae blooms have become a major problem along Florida's coastlines.
Florida senators on Thursday passed legislation that would allow more students to use taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay for private-school tuition, a major step toward expanding school choice in the state.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously approved a regulatory decision that allowed Florida Power & Light to pass along costs to customers for an environmental clean-up project in Miami-Dade County.
As Republican lawmakers seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities, Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to make sure legislation would give him power to take action against officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Hurricanes cause major problems for residents of Florida, as do the recovery efforts from those severe storms.
The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that seeks to crack down on local governments that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
In a top priority of President Bill Galvano, the Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would help set the stage for three major toll-road projects.
We've all seen it, people texting while they're being the wheel.
A Jacksonville mom is outraged after she says a teacher spanked her daughter with a shoe.
Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane with landfall forecast early Thursday on Florida's Gulf coast.
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida early Thursday.
Residents were encountering flooding from Hollywood to Fort Lauderdale on Monday, and are bracing for more rainfall as Hurricane Milton heads to the state.
Several South Florida cities are offering their residents sand and sandbags to help keep their properties dry.
After seeking help from the Florida Supreme Court on the meaning of the word "riot," a federal appeals court Monday overturned an injunction against a 2021 state law aimed at cracking down on violent demonstrations.
As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, Miami-Dade and Broward public schools and several other universities will also close on Wednesday.
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida.
Milton grew into a powerful Category 5 hurricane and is expected to make landfall on Florida's west coast as a major storm this week.
Milton strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon with landfall forecast Wednesday afternoon as a major hurricane somewhere between Tampa and Fort Myers.
The CBS Miami NEXT Weather team has issued NEXT Alerts for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Hundreds of roads across Western North Carolina remain closed and damaged, including portions of Interstate 40.
Jane Fonda is going door-to-door to help local candidates win their races.
Political candidates, elected officials and election workers are some of the potential targets, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI warned.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen spoke out in a video and said Trump should be disqualified from ever being president again.
Trump returned Saturday to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally at the site of the first assassination attempt against him.
Jim goes one-on-one with former state Rep. Joe Geller who is a candidate for the Miami-Dade School Board's District 3.
Attorney John Morgan funded and pushed the campaign for medical marijuana back in 2016. Now he is advocating on behalf of Amendment 3.
Democrat Lucia Baez-Geller is challenging Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar for her 27th District seat.
Condo owners in South Florida are facing increased fees and assessments because of safety laws passed in the aftermath of the deadly Surfside condo collapse.
In a follow-up to last week's special edition of Facing, Jim talks to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D - R.I., who is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
It centers around a sweeping new weekly metric called "acute respiratory illness."
Flu vaccine effectiveness in South America was 35% against hospitalization.
The FDA has until early 2026 to decide on the submission for a sunscreen ingredient branded as PARSOL Shield.
Officials claim the changes "had no bearing" on Boar's Head's now-shuttered plant.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
The mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs released a statement Sunday defending her son against the federal charges and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct he is currently facing.
Keanu Reeves finished 25th in the Toyota GR Cup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dolly Parton said the $1 million will go to the Mountain Ways Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing immediate assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen spoke out in a video and said Trump should be disqualified from ever being president again.
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."