Florida State Legislature

Lenny Curry, Escambia County Jail, and Jameis Winston are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of…

The Florida Legislature will pass a flurry of bills this week. But the only thing they’re constitutionally required to do is pass a state budget....

Jacksonville Beach, Lyft, and Pensacola are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the…

Last week, Florida's Capitol hosted confederate flags in its rotunda. The Sons of Confederate Veterans group got clearance to display the flags in...

In the last several days, a number of bills aimed at helping Florida’s criminal justice and juvenile justice systems have passed in either chamber of...

A bill that would increase access to epinephrine auto-injectors used for treating allergic reactions is headed to Florida Gov. Rick Scott's desk. The...

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — House and Senate budget writers agreed to hundreds of millions of dollars in projects Monday, finishing the…

Mike Carroll, Sweet Pete's, and Lucia McBath are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from…

Somewhere on the quality scale between Internet scuttlebutt and peer-reviewed research, you'll find the case for medical marijuana. It relies mostly on...

A bill filed to make sure tragedies like Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting don’t happen in Florida passed the state House Monday. But...