Florida lawmakers appear to be inching closer on changes to the state’s medical-malpractice system, with a House committee Tuesday scrapping proposals that likely would have run into opposition in the Senate, reports Jim Saunders of the News...

Representative democracy requires the communication of constituent interests to elected officials, and requiring legislators to pay their own way at all community events – even when no other guests are required to do so – creates the...

#7 on the list of Tampa Bay’s most powerful politicians is Senator Tom Lee. “It is an honor to know Tom Lee, as a friend, as my Senator and a fellow board member on the Hillsborough County...

Some legislators want to take a new look at the gift ban passed in 2005 that keeps lawmakers from accepting anything from lobbyists and the groups they represent. “It’s been held responsible for everything except 9/11,” said...

A Senate committee Tuesday began considering whether to make changes in Florida’s medical-malpractice laws, reviving a debate that has flared repeatedly during the past decade. Judiciary Committee Chairman Tom Lee said he wanted to get a sense...

Four incumbent senators have filed paperwork during the past week as a first step toward seeking re-election in 2014, according to the state Division of Elections website. Those senators are Dorothy Hukill in District 8; Wilton Simpson...

Stacked with lawyers from both parties, the Legislature’s judiciary committees are again expected to address a host of perennially controversial topics such as civil litigation, foreclosures and malpractice that often pit businesses against trial attorneys. This session,...