Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would require background checks for purchasing ammunition, in an effort to reduce ...

Florida requires a background check every time someone buys a gun, but not for ammunition sales. That’s a potentially ...

Gun safety has been a key legislative priority for both Polsky and Daley while in Tallahassee. Polsky's district included the high school when the shooting happened. She is up for reelection in 2026.

There have been 21 shutdowns since 1977, with an average of eight days each. The longest government shutdown was 35 days during Trump's first term, from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019. The president ...

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Florida lawmakers are considering a new bill that would require background checks for the purchase of ammunition, aiming to increase public safety and reduce gun violence across the state.

A bill (HB 73) that would establish a centralized database to track the voting-rights status of individuals with felony ...

Melissa Wright is the incoming board president of Tallahassee's Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, known as STAC. It serves ...

Most of the nearly 30 new Florida laws going into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1 are crime or law enforcement related. Here's ...