For those of us who are demographic buffs, Christmas came four days early when Census Bureau Director Robert Groves announced yesterday the first results of the 2010 Census and the reapportionment of House seats (and therefore electoral votes) among the states.

Gov.-elect Rick Scott drew some support Wednesday for what is shaping up as a plan to reduce spending in the states Juvenile Justice Department by keeping kids out of costly residential lockups.

A Melbourne technology giant will be paid $19 million by the state to create a network of patient health care records that can be easily accessed by health care providers.

Existing home sales fell 15 percent in November compared to a year ago, and prices dipped along with them, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Association of Realtors.

Teacher performance pay exploded onto the political and educational scenes during the 2010 legislative session, but it was eventually vetoed by Gov. Charlie Crist. Now advisers on Gov.-elect Rick Scott's education team have made some tweaks that might help a similar bill to SB 6 pass in 2011.

The Republican sweep of Florida government in the midterm elections spelled trouble for those seeking to block education reform, but there is a movement in the Sunshine State looking to reconcile all sides in one of the states most controversial subjects.

How did Charlie Crist get accepted into the national "No Labels" movement? He lost a high-profile election, that's how.