A 'compromise' bill that would make it harder for cities and counties to enforce red light violations caught by traffic intersection cameras scored a major victory Thursday, as it passed a House committee on a 12-4 vote.

Just days afterthe Orlando Sentinel reportedthat Orange County is preparing to contract with a red light camera company embroiled in bribery scandals in at least three different jurisdictions, Sunshine State News has discovered the same company is bidding for a contract with the city of Pensacola.

One of Florida's most conservative U.S. congressmen is leading the charge against what he says are billions of dollars wasted by the federal government to maintain excess, underutilized, and vacant properties throughout the country. Several of them are in Florida.

In the wake of Gov. Rick Scott's appointment of Alan Forst to the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal, Sunshine State News has discovered that state Supreme Court Justices Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince donated nearly $30,000 to the liberal activist group that opposed Forst's candidacy.