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The Florida Senate gave final approval to a bill that would open the door to some people pursuing medical-malpractice lawsuits over the deaths of family members on Thursday.
Florida lawmakers are still nowhere close to agreeing on a budget for the next fiscal year. That means the legislative session that was supposed to wrap up Friday will not end on time.
Senate Democrats plan to force a vote in the coming weeks on a resolution to require more transparency from President Donald Trump’s administration about deportations to El Salvador.
The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.
The Florida House overwhelmingly approved a plan last week that aims, in part, to ease financial strains on condominium owners, setting up negotiations with the Senate before the scheduled end of the 2025 legislative session.
Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.
The Florida House on Friday approved a $5.008 billion tax package after making a change to a controversial proposal about shifting money collected for tourism marketing.
Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature is moving forward with a series of proposals that would help charter schools, while Democrats argue the measures would chip away at traditional public schools.
Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said philosophical differences are stalling progress with the state budget, specifically over tax relief plans.
With the Senate and House unable to reach agreement on tax cuts and spending, lawmakers will not finish negotiations on a new state budget in time to end the legislative session as scheduled next week.
The Senate on Wednesday sent back to the House a bill (HB 987) focused on road designations, after making changes that included a proposal to designate a four-mile stretch of Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County as “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.”
Barack Obama says he wouldn't have been a U.S. senator or president without the support of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who has announced he's not seeking reelection.
In the state capital, a bill now heading to the Senate floor could change the way leadership is chosen within Florida’s higher education system. The 15-page Senate Bill 1726 bill addresses various topics related to governance and accountability in Florida’s higher education institutions
Days after a mass shooting at nearby Florida State University, the state Senate appears poised to scuttle a controversial proposal that would allow people under age 21 to buy rifles and other long guns.
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed Wednesday by the state House following a public outcry against such projects that were pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.
The Senate has produced the quickest top-level Cabinet confirmation process in the last 20 years under new Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota.
Bill heading to the Florida Senate floor establishes guidelines for when a staff member should be removed and when parents need to be notified.
A bill in the Florida Senate is taking a look at how college and university leadership is selected. The legislation has advanced through the Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education and is now one step away from reaching the Senate floor.
Voting rights groups warn legislation passed by the House requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote could disenfranchise millions of Americans.
As the Florida Legislature considers two bills that could slash funding for popular acceleration programs in public schools, students, parents and school district leaders are sharing vocal opposition to the changes.
The House has passed a bill that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders.
House Republicans have abruptly postponed a late evening vote on their budget framework as grave misgivings from conservative GOP lawmakers threw it in flux.
A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.
House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a familiar jam, with conservative Republican holdouts stalling action on President Donald Trump’s “big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions.
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is taking a version of his record-breaking Senate floor speech on the road.
Republicans in Congress are watching with unease as stock markets tumble in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The Republican-controlled Senate has approved a budget framework that includes multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts.
After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.
A new Florida bill, filed in January by Florida State Senator Barbara Sharief, aims to decrease the number of families who are separated due to wrongful child abuse allegations.
North Carolina enacted a rare energy law in the South in 2021 that directed power plant emissions be sharply reduced.
An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating Senate norms.
Boxed into a vote on outlawing spending on gender affirming care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third option Wednesday.
The Senate has passed a resolution that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada.
Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal that’s central to President Donald Trump’s agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is taking the fight over Medicaid cuts deep into Republican territory, visiting nursing homes in GOP-held districts to warn of what Democrats call devastating consequences if proposed federal rollbacks go through.
With President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” of tariff implementation fast approaching, Senate Democrats are putting Republican support for some of those plans to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.
As the Florida House and Senate prepare to negotiate a new state budget, among the big issues they will face is a push by Senate President Ben Albritton, a citrus grower, to help the state’s struggling citrus industry.
The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won final approval from the House on Thursday.
A Florida Senate bill that would have allowed concealed carry on college and university campuses was voted down in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Senate Bill 814, introduced by Sen. Randy Fine (R-Melbourne Beach), failed in a 3-4 vote.
A bill that emerged after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland may see some changes. In 2018, the state increased the age limit to 21 for purchasing a rifle or long gun. However, the Florida House recently approved a bill to lower the age back to 18.
The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that could lead to more medical-malpractice lawsuits, while a similar bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate.
Democrat James Andrew Malone has narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities.
The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills— as early as August without a deal between lawmakers and the White House.
Senate Bill 918 is looking to reduce restrictions on 16 and 17 year old employees. It's been met with criticism that it could lead to more exploitative practices from employers, but supporters of the bill say it's about giving parents rights to make decisions for what's best for their children.
Delaware lawmakers are putting aside protests from big investors and approving fast-tracked legislation that backers say will protect its status as the world's corporate capital.
Senate Democrats accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of breaking the law when they cancelled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution.
The Florida House and Senate on Tuesday continued moving forward with a proposal that would provide an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage for certain workers in on-the-job training.
The Democrats are in a state of disarray and can’t get their messaging straight. The latest polls have President Donald Trump underwater. And people in the U.S. are drowning in a sea of economic uncertainty. Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joins Bruce Hamilton to discuss the cyclical nature of politics, voter attitudes and the economy -- and the lessons history teaches us.
A Florida Senate Committee is considering a bill filed by a local lawmaker that would keep insurance companies from relying on artificial intelligence to deny claims.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.
The Florida House could move quickly to pass a controversial bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.
Voters in two Pennsylvania state legislative districts will elect new members in special elections Tuesday.
Highway speeds could increase under a bill that has started moving forward in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging measure (SB 462), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, that includes boosting the maximum speed on interstates and Florida’s Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph.
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits of their new minority and culminated with a deeply personal rupture over how to best counter President Donald Trump.
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure.
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown.
An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward Wednesday in the Senate.
A Senate committee Tuesday approved a bill (SB 184) that would require cities and counties to allow adding what are technically known as accessory dwelling units — but are often known as granny flats — in single-family residential areas.
The House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September.
A key Senate panel on Monday approved a measure that would place a number of new restrictions on people and groups seeking to make changes to the state Constitution, the latest move in the Legislature’s years-long effort to curtail the ballot-initiative process.
House and Senate Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment about eight-year term limits for county commissioners and school board members.
After fierce — and expensive — political battles last year about abortion rights and recreational marijuana, Florida lawmakers Thursday began moving forward with a proposal that would place additional restrictions on the ballot-initiative process.
Georgia’s Senate has passed a bill that would allow President Donald Trump and more than a dozen people to seek compensation for legal bills stemming from an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
Elon Musk has visited Capitol Hill for a private meeting with Republicans about his Department of Government Efficiency's budget slashing.
The Florida 2025 legislative session will commence Tuesday with Florida lawmakers in the House and Senate set to address a range of pressing issues.
Some Georgia lawmakers are trying to get rid of automated cameras that enforce school zone speed limits, saying the cameras are more about making money than the safety of children.
The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes.
Senator Randy Fine has introduced a bill for the 2025 Florida legislative session that would permit individuals under 21 to purchase firearms. Senate Bill 94, aims to repeal a law that currently prohibits licensed firearms dealers from selling or transferring firearms to those younger than 21.
Democrats filled Republican town halls during the congressional break to protest President Donald Trump’s power grab in Washington.
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has temporarily appointed two Supreme Court judges by decree, bypassing Congress during its summer recess to push through a controversial candidate in a move criticized as an overreach of executive power.
Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina in legislation approved unanimously by the state House.
Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session
Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much more.
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has teed up a vote on a budget plan that sets the stage for a massive boost in defense and border security spending, and leaves a looming tax cut fight for later this year.
Senate Republicans are pushing ahead with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House’s mass deportations and border security agenda.
