With U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., expected to be a top target in November, both parties are already getting busy in South Florida.

In a startling development revealed at a Thursday afternoon news conference, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told the world the school resource deputy assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland waited outside the school building as the Valentine's Day shooting unfolded.

The state would study the possibility of rushing fully loaded rail-tank cars into evacuation areas to avoid a repeat of the run on gas stations that occurred before Hurricane Irma made landfall last year, under a bill that moved forward Thursday in the House

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, isn’t bothered that his appearances speaking for classmates during the past week have drawn naysayers.

People with cancer or terminal illnesses and certain trauma patients would be exempted from opioid-prescription limits being considered by lawmakers, under a bill approved Wednesday by a House health-care panel.

A week after a mass shooting at a Broward County high school, survivors and gun-control advocates demanded Wednesday that state lawmakers enact tighter gun and school-safety laws as a rally drew one of the largest crowds at the Capitol since the 2000 election recount.

At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., the vice chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, teamed up with four other members of Congress to introduce a proposal giving veterans more access to health-services outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Metal detectors at schools, better coordination between agencies and keeping guns out of the hands of people who are mentally ill were among the solutions three groups of experts handed Tuesday to Gov. Rick Scott, as state leaders search for ways to prevent tragedies like last week’s mass shooting that killed 17 people at a Broward County high school.

Better integration of data, coordination of care and services and early screening and assessment were among recommendations a panel of mental health experts offered Tuesday at a workshop organized by Gov. Rick Scott in response to last week’s shooting rampage by a troubled 19-year-old that left 17 people --- including 14 teenagers --- dead.

Democrats and Republicans alike across Florida are not sure who they want to see replace term limited Gov. Rick Scott, a new poll shows.