Lizbeth Benacquisto

The rule was adopted as the first business taken up when the Senate went into session on Wednesday.

Florida will institute prescription limits on opioids and increase funding for treatment under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Friday.

The Florida Senate is going to require mandatory sexual harassment training for senators in the aftermath of scandals that have roiled the GOP-controlled Legislature.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday ordered thousands of state workers to follow new guidelines for sexual harassment even as he refused to answer questions about whether he knew about allegations of misconduct against one of his top appointees.

Two high-ranking state senators filed a bill on Monday that would make it illegal to issue a marriage certificate to anyone under 18.

The Florida Legislative Black Caucus voted unanimously to file a complaint against Artiles, saying his actions violated Senate rules and calling for him to be removed from office.

Rape victims could be allowed to give testimony against their alleged attackers through a video recording, closed-circuit television or behind a two-way mirror under a bill that received its first committee approval Monday.