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The gunman who carried out the Orlando massacre early Sunday in a gay nightclub passed all of the legally required background checks for his weapons,

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, and U.S. Rep. David Jolly debated Monday night. Both are vying for Sen. Marco Rubio's open Senate seat.

A key federal health agency on Tuesday notified Florida and other states that they may not ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also offer elective abortions.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday vetoed a controversial bill that would overhaul the state's alimony laws. In his veto, Scott focused on part of the bill that dealt with child time-sharing arrangements in divorces.

Supporters and opponents held dueling press conferences at the Capitol Tuesday in an effort to sway Scott. But they both collided in the lobby outside of Scott's office.

The new lab will replace the existing one and include a separate teaching complex. Researchers are hoping to make it the top honey bee research laboratory in the U.S.

In a final flurry of activity from the legislative session, Gov. Rick Scott this week will take action on heavily debated health, education and tax bills. Scott faces deadlines to act this week on 25 bills, including 22 of them on Thursday. After that, one deadline will remain next week …

Part of the education process will be to ensure voters know the proposal on the August primary ballot isn't tied to the state's more controversial solar-energy amendment.

The nursery has 75 days to request cultivation authorization.