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Uber Revs Effort For Spot In Special SessionUber is revving up their efforts for a spot in the Legislature's special session.

Senate Committee Hails Insurance For Uber, LyftNew insurance requirements are heading in the direction of app-connected for-hire drivers.

Senate Higher Ed Panel Backs Guns On CampusWith lawmakers split along party lines, a Senate education committee Monday approved a controversial bill that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on the campuses of state colleges and universities.

Senate Panel Backs Bipartisan Tweak To 'Stand Your Ground'A bipartisan bill that would tweak the controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law sailed through the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Monday, passing unanimously with the backing of both the National Rifle Association and Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown.

Weatherford: No New Stadium 'Checks' This Year House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, indicated Wednesday he's not in favor of the state setting aside money for any professional-sports stadium projects this year, after also opposing a high-profile effort in 2013 to direct tax dollars to improvements at the home of the Miami Dolphins.

Bill Would Provide Prison Inmates With State ID Cards Upon ReleaseAn attempt to provide Florida’s inmates with the documents they need to get jobs when they get out of prison moved a step closer to reality.