Florida Legislature

State lawmakers for the second year in a row have signed off on expanding the number of medical-marijuana licenses earmarked for Black farmers, opening the door for three applicants who lost out earlier.

Discussion by college leaders about fostering diversity on campuses, and, join the awareness campaign during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Florida’s agriculture industry hopes the bill to preempt local regulations on farmworker housing will help bring in more foreign workers.

There will be no rehearing after a Florida appeals court ruled last month that a legal battle about conservation funding was “moot.”

After vetoing an earlier version, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday made clear he will sign HB 3 to keep kids off social media platforms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills that proponents argue will be deterrents to undocumented immigrants coming to Florida.

Florida legislative sessions in even-numbered years start in January, while sessions in odd-numbered years start in March.

NAACP’s advisory to Black student-athletes because of the elimination of diversity programs in public colleges.

The Florida bill would bar cities and counties from allowing people to sleep in places such as public buildings and in public rights of way.

Healthcare bills were formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday after almost unanimously passing the Legislature.

After a law judge recommended denying a permit for a new Interstate 95 interchange, the St. Johns River Water Management moved forward with the permit.

The Florida Department of Education is preparing to develop a rule related to oversight of charter schools.