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The U.S. Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday about how climate change is affecting insurance markets.

Listen: More than 200 teens gathered in  downtown St. Petersburg Saturday night, and several of them were firing gel pellet guns at the crowd. The Police Department is cracking down on similar behaviors. Later that...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will “bring (the budget) in for landing very soon.”

Florida student-athletes could earn NIL money from business agreements such as endorsement deals.

Kids going back to school this year will need up-to-date immunization records. Uninsured children can get shots for free.

Burn Ban in effect in Manatee County. Hillsborough County will receive funding for electric school buses

Republican Sen. Joe Gruters filed paperwork to run in 2026 for state chief financial officer; incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis is term limited.

A U.S. district judge ruled that the federal government improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments over a 2023 Florida law to restrict educators’ use of personal pronouns and titles in schools.

Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added nearly 5,000 policies last week,

Listen: 3 of the 13 defendants arrested during a protest at the University of South Florida pled not guilty Monday. Pro-Palestine activists gathered outside of a Tampa courthouse during their arraignments. About 25 people waved...

The city of Gulfport, Florida raised the Pride flag over its public library. A bill that died in the state Legislature would have outlawed it.