The Sunshine State's new medical-marijuana amendment allows six months for the rules on treatment centers to be crafted and nine months for patient ID cards to begin being issued.
Read More »Florida Electors Back Trump
Florida’s 29 presidential electors cast their ballots Monday for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. The electors cast the ballots during a meeting in the Florida Senate chamber. The News Service will have a full report later Monday.
Read More »Hearing Ends In Florida-Georgia Water Fight
A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court finished hearing arguments in a high-profile legal battle about divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin shared by Florida and Georgia on Thursday.
Read More »Court Backs Notifying Fla. Minors’ Parents Before Abortions
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an Escambia County circuit judge's decision to refuse to grant a waiver from the state's parental-notification law.
Read More »Outnumbered Florida Democrats Vow To Fight For ‘Core Principles’
"Rest assured: On those values, we will stand, and we will fight for the hard-working families of this state," Rep. Janet Cruz said.
Read More »New Fla. Lawmakers Bring Wealth Drops In House, Senate
The average net worth of senators is going down 8.5 percent, to $3.5 million, and the average in the House is dropping 5.9 percent to $1.493 million.
Read More »After Election Losses, Fla. Democrats Look For Answers — And A Leader
The immediate issue is who will lead the Florida Democratic Party and its 4.87 million voters, with the announcement Friday that Allison Tant, who has chaired the party since 2013, is stepping down in January.
Read More »GOP Keeps Large Majority In State House
Republicans kept their firm grip over the 120-member chamber.
Read More »GOP Stems Democratic Push In State Senate
Republicans keep control of Florida State Senate
Read More »Voters Turn Out Lights On Solar Amendment
A controversial solar-energy ballot initiative fell short short of the 60 percent voter approval it needed Tuesday.
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