The arrival in Florida earlier in the week of the lawyer-packed environmental group Center for Biological Diversity has renewed a conversation in Washington and elsewhere that it's time to find out exactly how much money the government is forking out to this cottage industry.
Believe it or not, government officials don't know.
Broward Countys term limits dont violate the state Constitution, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Along with the ruling, the court reversed a 2005 injunction that has blocked term limits from being imposed for county commissioners in Sarasota County.
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A Miami boat captain was charged with first-degree grand theft for allegedly sinking a $1.86 million yacht off the Bahamas, the office of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced Thursday.
Robert Figueredo, 49, was arrested by detectives from the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud following an investigation into the sinking of the 80-foot yacht Star One.
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Gov. Rick Scott will be at Ponte Vedre Beach this afternoon attending The Players Championship golf tournament before going to the St. Johns County Health Department meeting late Thursday.
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The Florida Realtors are the latest to chime in on how Attorney General Pam Bondi should spent $300 million, the states share of a national mortgage servicing settlement.
More than 1,000 submissions have already been received since Bondi set up a webpage earlier this month seeking input into how the money should be used.
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will announcedetails of the 2012 Florida Energy Summit on Friday during the Orlando Utilities Commission meeting.
The summit, a three-day conference hosted by Putnams Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, will bring together energy leaders from across the state and around the nation to share ideas on diversifying the states energy sources, spurring economic growth and promoting energy conservation, according to a release from Putnams office.
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A poll released by Suffolk University/7News (WSVN in Miami) on Wednesday finds that President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the overwhelming favorite for the Republican nomination, are in a close fight to win Florida in November, but the Republicans can increase their odds of carrying the Sunshine State if a favorite son -- namely former Gov. Jeb Bush or freshman U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. -- is added to the ticket.
On Wednesday, the scion of one political dynasty announced that he was backing the heir to another, as U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., endorsed Connie Macks bid to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
Macks father -- former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack -- held the seat for two terms before retiring in 2000. Paul, a rising star in the Republican Party and a favorite of the tea party movement, is the son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who is currently making his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Isn't it supposed to be the casinos, not Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, that attract the porn? That's not what happened in Orlando, just named by Men's Health Magazine as the Smuttiest City in America.
