Members of Florida Legislature had no clue the "Circle of Chains" slavery memorial was installed - or completed - seven years ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget on Monday right at the buzzer, as he put it, the day before it goes into effect.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law establishing a new center at USF, which included Rouson as its namesake. But that recognition wasn’t always certain. An amendment from Sen. Ed Hooper added ...

Hundreds of men who were abused as children at two notorious state reform schools are in line to receive checks of more than ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Hundreds of men who were abused as children at two notorious state reform schools are in line to receive ...

The first (SB 1620) puts recommendations from the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse into state law, including requiring facilities to update treatment plans for patients every 30 days.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills into law designed to boost mental health and substance abuse programs throughout the ...

After drama late in Session appeared to leave the plan dead, Gov. Ron DeSantis says a drug treatment research center will be ...

Sen. Darryl Rouson’s name will be attached to a University of South Florida center focused on mental health after all.

Longtime St. Petersburg politician Sen. Darryl Rouson will get a center named after him after all. Earlier this year, Florida senators, in a tribute to Rouson, proposed naming a mental health and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WLFA) — End of session means tensions are high, especially on the Senate floor this week when lawmakers rallied behind State Senator Darryl Rouson (D- St. Petersburg) after ...

Darryl Rouson. By Jim Turner ©2025 The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Darryl Rouson, a longtime Democratic lawmaker from St. Petersburg, got caught in the crossfire Wednesday as House and ...