It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage. I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges. All judges should be held to that standard.
In a case that could have broad implications for the state's gambling footprint, a tiny horse track on Tuesday tried to convince Florida Supreme Court justices that it should have slot machines, even without the express approval of the Legislature.
Marc Dunbar, a lawyer and part-owner of Gretna Racing in Gadsden County, relied on a semantic analysis to try to persuade the justices that a 2009 state law gave the track permission to let voters decide whether slots should be allowed at the pari-mutuel.
Your readers, in fact all the people of Florida, should know the entire Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is an embarrassment for all of the good it hasn’t done.
Despite its overwhelming beauty and natural resources, Florida's Treasure Coast might have become a bust for business and entrepreneurship decades ago.
The Caligulan malice with which Donald Trump administered Paul Ryan's degradation is an object lesson in the price of abject capitulation to power. This episode should be studied as a clinical case of a particular Washington myopia -- the ability of career politicians to convince themselves that they and their agendas are of supreme importance.
Facing wire-fraud and tax charges, state Rep. Reggie Fullwood is asking a federal judge to block prosecutors from arguing that the Florida Division of Elections is a victim of an alleged scheme to divert campaign funds to personal use.
Fullwood's attorney, Robert Willis, filed the request last week as he prepares to seek a dismissal of wire-fraud charges that are a major part of a federal indictment unsealed in April. Fullwood, a Jacksonville Democrat who has served in the House since 2010, was accused of illegally using campaign contributions to pay a wide range of expenses.
Tropical Storm Colin hammered much of Florida Monday, dumping fast-accumulating rain and causing flooding in certain parts of the Sunshine State.
For the second consecutive year, Florida received a D for manufacturing and C for logistics, according to a just-released report from Ball State University.
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If Marco Rubio doesn’t run for a second term in the Senate, there’s no clear favorite for the Republican nomination, a new poll shows.
