The Florida Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a 24-hour waiting period for women wanting to have abortions in the Sunshine State.

American travelers born in Cuba -- told in March they wouldn't be allowed aboard Carnival's Fathom-brand cruise ships bound for the island -- have been cleared to enter Cuba, officials for the Cuban government and Doral-based cruise line announced Friday morning.

Carlos Beruff, the newest member of the Republican primary field for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, wouldn't say during a campaign stop this week in Tallahassee who got his vote in the last month's presidential primary.

But whether he voted for Donald Trump or not, Beruff appears to be taking some cues from his fellow real-estate businessman-turned-political candidate. Take, for example, the television ad that Beruff's campaign released this week. It begins with him awkwardly reading from a TelePrompTer before setting his coffee on it and turning to another camera.

Gov. Rick Scott got personal when he signed legislation to eliminate rape kit testing backlog in Florida on Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Tallahassee, threw out a big "maybe" in Florida politics Thursday morning, saying she was considering running for governor in 2018. 

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., says she will run for reelection after all, despite her congressional district being redrawn last year.

Palm Harbor resident Jeffrey Bragg and state Rep. Bill Hager, R-Delray Beach, have been asked back to interview again with the Florida Cabinet for the state insurance commissioner job next week.

But there still doesn't appear to be a consensus between Gov. Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who must jointly recommend the replacement for outgoing Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty.

Most of Florida's cities and counties are making great strides to curtail government retiree healthcare subsidies, but a LeRoy Collins Institute study released Wednesday shows the Sunshine State still has approximately $7.5 billion in unfunded liabilities associated with retiree healthcare benefits.

The Florida Democratic Party has its work cut out for it for during the 2016 election, with an expensive election season looming and a small amount of cash on hand when compared to their Republican counterparts.

The FDP’s fundraising numbers for the first quarter of 2016 weren’t too measly, with the party raising more than $682,000 during the first three months of May. Some of the FDP’s biggest donations came from Disney and from health insurance companies like FloridaBlue. Florida Power and Light also contributed a significant amount to the FDP during that time.

Florida’s waterways are part of the state’s important ecosystem, and April is a month entirely dedicated to water conservation in the Sunshine State. 

The South Florida Water Management District sent out a reminder this week making sure Floridians know how to best conserve the water in their home state.