Lawmakers are still in disagreement over how much to spend on a proposal they passed during the regular 60 days of the ...

A federal lawsuit alleging that a Tampa Bay area state Senate district was racially gerrymandered kicked off in a Tampa ...

More than a month after the annual Florida legislative session was scheduled to end, lawmakers are still working to finalize ...

An expert witness testified Tuesday that race was absolutely a major factor in how one Florida Senate district was drawn ...

Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve a "rural renaissance" plan, which included a measure to help attract health care ...

Senate President Ben Albritton wants back-to-school and hurricane preparedness tax holidays made permanent. In comments to ...

Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta said in an email that President Ben Albritton intends to revive the rural proposal next year.

BUDGET BREAKTHROUGH  Are sales tax holidays included in the new Florida budget? What about a property tax rebate? Here's ...

They agreed to pay raises for state employees with bigger boosts going to first responders and a slight bump in K-12 ...

Nearly a month after leaving the Capitol without passing a budget, House and Senate leaders said Friday night they had ...

The plan as outlined in memos to House and Senate members is for legislators to begin formal budget conference meetings on ...

A memo from Florida state Sen. Ben Albritton Friday night announced that ... reduction to recurrent state spending, while the Senate was pushing to cut property taxes. The disagreement caused ...