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When practiced at its most ideal level, the legislative process should indeed be viewed through the prism of a Great Morality Play.

Floridians know that, even in an age when constant change is considered the new status quo, some things are and should remain timeless

Will Weatherford stood up to protect consumers from the onerous clutches of a government-run insurance company run amok in its own hubris.

Almost 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, lawmakers are still warring over abortion policy.

Is it really necessary to amend the state Constitution in order to "send a message" that Florida doesn't like Obamacare?

Veteran legislator, political newcomer vying to represent new Florida Senate district.

What's worrisome is that Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature may seize on UF's success as an excuse to cut even deeper into state funding.

We endorse Darren Soto in Senate District 14, Andy Gardiner in District 13, and Geraldine Thompson in District 12.

You shouldn't need gimmicks to drive voters to the polls in a presidential race, but maybe the Legislature wanted to make sure.

There's an old line that says if you are going to plot to kill the king, you darn sure better pull it off. Otherwise, unpleasantries ensue.

Residents in an eastern Leon County community are expressing alarm over a neighbor’s attempts to rid his property of pesky squirrels.

Rep. Chris Dorworth continues to make headlines for questionable ethics, potential conflicts of interest, foreclosure woes and not paying his bills.

"I'm listening to other people's arguments," says Wilton Simpson. "That's what leaders do, isn't it?

Don Gaetz won’t be sworn in as president of the Florida Senate until Nov. 20, but he’s already signaling there’s a new sheriff in town.

Don Gaetz won’t be sworn in as president of the Florida Senate until Nov. 20, but he’s already signaling there’s a new sheriff in town.

This was a judge who disparaged the Legislature’s early-voting changes as “a resolution in search of no problem.”

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