As the state prepares for the 2018 hurricane season, utility regulators might look at who dictates tree trimming.

State Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm City, announced on Wednesday that he will resign his seat instead of serving two more years. 

Broward County is leading the state in enforcement of the new gun restrictions Gov. Rick Scott signed into law in March. 

The Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA), which represents more than 28,000 law enforcement and correctional officers across the Sunshine State, announced its endorsements in the gubernatorial race on Wednesday. 

Two of the top Republicans running to replace term-limited Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam unveiled the support of law enforcement personnel this week. 

Siding with the state Department of Health, an appeals court Tuesday at least temporarily blocked a Tampa businessman from being able to grow marijuana as he seeks to prevent a relapse of lung cancer.

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up a long-running legal battle about whether the state has met its constitutional duty to provide a high-quality system of public schools.

State Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm City, ended speculation that he would run for attorney general on Tuesday as he endorsed former Judge Ashley Moody to replace Attorney General Pam Bondi who is term limited. 

Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is looking to get back to Congress and is challenging U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., in the Democratic primary. 

Saying she fears for her safety, a young woman who wants to join the National Rifle Association’s challenge to a new Florida law that made it illegal to sell guns to anyone under age 21 is asking a federal court to keep her identity secret.