Gov. Rick Scott's Degrees to Jobs Summit is making believers of dozens of Florida college trustees, many of whom arrived unsure that they would get much out of the event -- but left the program's first day sharing ideas and chattering about "exciting possibilities."
For legal junkies, the Florida Supreme Court will be the best show in town during a three-day period in June.
Justices are poised to hear arguments on a series of high-profile issues, including gambling, the death penalty, guns and medical malpractice, according to a schedule released Wednesday.
Here are five cases to watch:
--- GAMBLING: Justices will take up a closely watched case about whether a pari-mutuel facility in rural Gadsden County should be able to offer slot machines --- a case that could have implications for five other counties across the state.
The general election isn’t until November, but the fight to legalize medical marijuana is already gearing up to be costlier than ever.
Two years ago, the same constitutional amendment to green light medical pot fell short of the 60 percent to pass by only three points -- so this year, groups in support of and opposed to the measure will be putting everything they’ve got into their efforts.
To put it in perspective, the supporters and opponents of the amendment raised over $14 million in 2014.
Jeb Bush will come around and back him, Donald Trump told a crowd in California on Wednesday. Unlike most of Trump’s others dispatched rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Bush hasn’t endorsed the presumptive nominee. Rick Santorum was the latest former rival to throw his support behind Trump, endorsing him earlier this week.
A Leon County judge Tuesday rejected a wide-ranging challenge to the state's education system, saying lawmakers had met their constitutional obligation to provide a free, high-quality public education for Florida students.
But advocates and parents who filed the lawsuit said they plan to appeal the ruling, potentially laying the groundwork for a landmark opinion by the Florida Supreme Court.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush left his education foundation behind when he decided to run for president, but now that his 2016 presidential ambitions are behind him, he’s stepped back into his role as chairman for the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExelinEd).
Even while he is enjoying a taste of the national spotlight, Gus Bilirakis has one of the easier assignments of any Florida congressional representative this year.
Curt Clawson’s surprise announcement that he would not run for another term has set off a mad dash to replace him. Clawson did not do anyone any favors in his timing as potential candidates have until June 24 to get in the race. So far, Chauncey Goss and Francis Rooney have jumped in the Republican primary while Matt Caldwell and Paige Kreegel, who ran twice before, are contemplating entering the field.
Gov. Rick Scott put his pen to work Monday to keep college affordable in the Sunshine State. The governor made an appearance in Boca Raton at Florida Atlantic University Monday morning to ceremonially sign a law to keep college tuition and textbook costs low.
Florida voters remain open to supporting a proposed state constitutional amendment on medical marijuana and back the idea of a law for transgender individuals using “bathrooms that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity,” a new poll shows.
