A supporter of Gov.-elect Rick Scott, who is so on the outs with legislative leaders that speculation has mounted she might end up in his administration, may hold the key to the future ofa high-speed rail connecting Tampa and Orlando.
While Florida agriculture was under siege from a killer cold front, Gov. Charlie Crist was in his element in New York City on Monday.
The ever-sunny Crist attended the launch of a national "No Labels" movement, which seeks to become the tea party of moderation.
Headed by centrist Republicans and Democrats, including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the No Labels gathering was receptive to Crist, a Republican-turned-independent.
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Big Chill II hit Florida in a big way Monday, with more subfreezing temperatures expected to descend Tuesday morning.
The Florida Public Service Commission Tuesday reached a settlement with Florida Power & Light Co. that will allow the electric company to charge its ratepayers more -- though not as much as the company originally had sought. The increase will bring in an additional $75.5 million, but FPL's base rates will be frozen for the next two years.
House Democratic Leader Ron Saunders of Key West and Democratic Whip Evan Jenne of Fort Lauderdale named four deputy whips Monday to oversee their caucus.
On Monday, House Democratic Leader Ron Saunders of Key West and Democratic Whip Evan Jenne of Fort Lauderdale named four deputy whips to oversee their caucus.
The Democratic leadership named Rep. Janet Cruz of Tampa, Rep. Mark Pafford of West Palm Beach, Rep. Hazelle Rogers of Lauderhill and Rep. Alan Williams of Tallahassee as deputy whips.
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Looking to rein-in state spending, Floridas governor, a man with little political experience who was elected by the skin of his teeth, looked to lower taxes and rein-in education spending, even advocating privatizing the penal system.
Florida's lowest-performing schools are staying open, and they're not turning around, a new study reports.
Florida's Republican leaders applauded Monday's federal court decision knocking down a key part of the Obama health-care law, and vowed to aggressively press the state's broader legal battle against Washington.
Attorney General Bill McCollum lauded Judge Henry Hudson's ruling Monday striking down a portion of the federal health-care overhaul. McCollum and 19 other attorneys general have a pending lawsuit against the law. Oral arguments are expected in that case on Thursday.
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