Tallahassee reporter/videographer Dave Heller reports this: TheFlorida Senate on Thursday unanimouslypassed a bill that would require insurance companies to charge the same price for IV andoral cancerdrugs. Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, made an emotional appeal to her colleagues to pass the legislation.

The Florida House Thursday continued the perfect voting streak for a bill that would add cyberbullying to the state's antibullying measures. HB 609 passed the full House in the same manner it had passed its previous three committees, unanimously.

Educational leaders and elected officials will come together in Florida to discuss the future of public universities amid technological advances and virtual learning. The Bricks and Mortar in a Digital Age: The Uncertain Future of Higher Education symposium is being hosted by the University of Florida on April 11, marking the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act that established the land-grant university system.

No, fishing isnt always free in Floridas 3 million acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs and 12,000 miles of fishable rivers, streams and canals, but on April 6, Floridians can cast their lines without penalty.Saturday will be the first of four license-free recreational fishing days provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Gov. Rick Scott's office Thursday launched a new Twitter feed to get out information about Florida's economic recovery. @ItsWorkingFL will be a daily news feed with stats. Its first message: "Florida has experienced positive annual job growth now for 31 consecutive months."

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Should marijuana be legalized for medical purposes in Florida? That was a question being asked in the Florida Legislature during the 2013 session, with Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, filing a bill to allow patients suffering from illness to be able to use medical cannabis with a doctors permission.

The Republican National Committee struck out at what they deem to be President Barack Obama's hypocrisy Wednesday, as he cuts White House tours because of the sequester, but takes pricey Air Force One flights to pad his campaign account.

A law that would allow members of the court to access personal records from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) passed the House Economic Affairs Committee Wednesday.

Democrats applaud the idea of the federal government keeping a list of every gun owner in the country. But, Republicans flock to say it's a bad idea. While the federal government currently does not keep track of potential gun buyers whose names are submitted for background checks, and no such list is being proposed, individual states do keep lists of licensed gun owners and those with concealed weapons permits.

Gov. Rick Scott punched back after the Tampa Tribune, his office says, "mischaracterized Floridas business-incentive program to make a political statement." The governor's office released the following list of misreported facts from the Trib's State's incentives less successful than advertised story. Claim: Legislators are getting misleading information from the states own report card on economic incentives.

The Everglades Improvement and Management bill passed its sponsor's committee Tuesday. SB 768, sponsored by freshman Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, puts into statute a deal struck by Gov. Rick Scott and the Obama administration about how to move forward with the last phase of restoration. Simpson said it is a result of the two sides "putting politics aside" and that it has been celebrated by environmentalists, agriculture and policymakers.

A representative of Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corporation told Florida lawmakers Tuesday that the way to take gaming in the state is to go big. Nick Iarossi, a lobbyist for the worlds largest destination-resort developer, told the House Select Committee on Gaming that they should create a tax rate that allows destination casinos to do it right on a large scale.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection got another step closer Monday to being allowed to implement the states own science-based rules for numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) in Floridas waterways. HB 7115 was voted favorably by the House Rulemaking Oversight and Repeal Subcommittee, which means Florida is on track to be the first state in the nation to implement statewide nutrient standards for its waterways.

The idea of starting the regular session of the Florida Legislature in chilly January got a warm reception on Monday, as a Senate committee voted to move the measure forward. The Ethics and Elections committee heardSB 1356, sponsored by Sen. Anitere Flores, which takes advantage of a loophole provided in the states constitution regarding when the Florida Legislature must be in session. While the constitution says the regular session must start in March during odd-numbered years, it leaves room for lawmakers to set the opening day on even-numbered years.