The law establishes a statewide searchable database to protect adoptable cats and dogs.

All 22 citizen-led ballot initiatives failed to qualify for Florida's 2026 election under new law HB 1205, sparking legal ...

New Year's Eve celebrations have come to an end, but new laws passed by Florida lawmakers are now in effect as of Jan. 1. From a new animal cruelty database to refunds for medical overpayments, here's ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Starting Thursday, Sept. 25, open carry will become the official gun law in the state of Florida, after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a longstanding ban was ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the second straight day, Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned a law that he claimed pertained to the removal of street art from crosswalks. During the question-and-answer portion of a news ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacksonville police made its first arrests enforcing Florida's new HALO Law that went into effect Jan. 1. HALO stands for Honoring ...

The lawsuit, filed in Leon County circuit court, is among the latest salvos in an acrimonious dispute over the proposed constitutional amendment, which would allow people ages 21 and older to use ...

Amid opposition from a tech-industry group and a push by President Donald Trump for nationwide regulations, a proposed state “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” started moving forward Wednesday ...

Here's what to know about vaping and smoking laws in Florida and how a new bill could expand the current state statutes.

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

A Florida appeals court ruled the state's ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional. The ruling does not allow open carry in certain sensitive locations like schools, courthouses, and bars.