After an appearance in Marlins Park on Monday, Floridians can expect to see a lot more of Vice President Joe Biden, as his boss, President Barack Obama, continues to engage in a tight battle with former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts to win the state's 29 Electoral College votes in November.
But the vice president is not exactly a favorite in the Sunshine State.
A bipartisan effort to slow the number of drug shortages in recent years, that have often left federal officials scrambling for last-minute solutions, was approved in the House.
The bill, part of the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act, sponsored by Reps. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., would establish an early warning system for patients and physicians by requiring drug companies to notify the FDA of impending shortages.
Vowing to remain an active advocate for campaign finance reform, former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy Roemer on Thursday pulled the plug on his underdog bid for the presidency.
Making campaign finance reform one of the centerpieces of his campaign, the Republican candidate had focused on making a breakthrough in New Hampshire, the first primary state. But having been left out of the debates, Roemer took less than 1 percent in the Granite State. He then set his sights on winning the nominations of Americans Elect and the Reform Party.
It's easy to see why Ron Paul scores a fan base the envy of sports franchises and rock stars.
More than a year after lawmakers passed a controversial plan to measure teacher performance, a judge Wednesday faced a basic question: Are state education officials being too heavy-handed in carrying out the law?
Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham held a four-hour hearing about whether the state Department of Education exceeded its legal power in a proposed rule that helps spell out how school districts will evaluate teachers.
Gov. Rick Scott defended his top natural resources watchdogover the suspension of a wetlands expert who refused to issue a permit to a North Florida company that wanted to use its land to offer businesses wetlands credits.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard has done a great job, Scott responded Wednesday, when asked if he is satisfied in how the matter was handled.
The business community this week offered a split decision in one of the most competitive and compelling Republican primaries in the Sunshine State -- the battle to replace term-limited state Sen. Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville.
With Wise facing term limits, three prominent Republicans -- former Rep. Aaron Bean, Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, and attorney Wyman Duggan -- are competing to represent parts of Nassau and Duval counties.
Bean announced on Wednesday that he had garnered the endorsement of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
A gadfly, disbarred attorney has filed an official complaint over state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente's partisan remarks at a South Florida synagogue.
In a letter to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Jack Thompson, of Coral Gables, called Pariente's speech "partisan, issues-related, evocative of her religion, and violative of various judicial canons."
"Axelrod is endeavoring not to panic." So reads a sentence in John Heilemann's exhaustive article on Barack Obama's campaign in this week's New York magazine.
With one eye on a leadership contest in the Florida Senate down the road and another on races with national implications, state Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, appears headed to victory in November despite some changes to his district.
