As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies. The proposed ...

“Are any of us chemists? None of here are doctors. None of us are dentists.” The Florida Senate’s move follows Utah, which became the first state last month to enact its ban. The state did ...

House Speaker Jason White sent a strongly worded letter to Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Thursday, saying House leaders are ...

The legislation would also ban flying drones over agricultural lands and prohibit makers of plant-based foods from calling their products meat. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The state Senate passed a ...

A tax package advancing in the Florida Senate could shake up how Orange County spends tens of millions of dollars in hotel tax revenue, potentially directing money from tourism advertising to mass ...

Miami’s Trees Matter Most Coalition, which includes environmental advocates, neighborhood leaders, urban foresters and others ...

An effort to keep students off cellphones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Wednesday, though differences remain with a Senate proposal. The House unanimously approved a bill ...

Senator Bobby Hanig works at his desk in the Senate chamber prior to offering an amendment to the Senate Budget calling for the State to continue to offering free ferry service on Wednesday ...

The Texas Senate initially passed Senate Bill 1927. It stops cities and counties from prohibiting property owners from removing ashe juniper trees, which produce the cedar pollen that makes so ...

A state lawmaker is scrutinizing the ethics and motivations behind Senate President Bill Ferguson’s votes on energy legislation and chamber priorities. Del. Mark Fisher, a Calvert County ...

The city of St. Pete held two tree giveaways on Saturday to help grow back some of the tree canopy lost during Hurricane Milton.