TALLAHASSEE – Florida Democrats and the Fair District coalition of voting-rights groups asked a Leon County judge Wednesday to block new congressional districts from taking effect in this year’s elections, the latest salvo in a multi-pronged showdown o... »
Eighteen months ago, then-dark-horse candidate Rick Scott rode the anti-illegal immigration issue to prominence, campaigning that Florida should have a law like Arizona’s that allows for law enforcement to stop and card suspected illegal immigrants. It... »
Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he expects his task force to be appointed to review Florida’s “stand your guard” law in a couple of weeks responding to the international controversy over the measure that is at the heart of the Trayvon Martin killing. Sc... »
On the same day the Florida Legislature opened its 2012 session, Walt Disney World gave a $10,000 donation to a political committee associated with the lawmaker in charge of writing the Florida House of Representatives’ budget, according to new updated... »
TALLAHASSEE — The effort to reform Florida’s no-fault auto-insurance law picked up an amendment in the House Friday that would prohibit the fraud-fighting “strike force” housed within Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s office from buying advertisin... »
A tax cut to help small businesses immediately – and larger ones down the road – will go before Florida voters this fall. The Florida Senate voted 40-0 on Thursday afternoon to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot that would cut proper... »
WASHINGTON — A new poll commissioned by U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams shows that the Orlando rookie has a fighting chance in her Republican primary against veteran U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park. The key is whether voters know about the candidates, who are... »
TALLAHASSEE – A bill that would pay former Brevard resident William Dillon $1.35 million for the 27 years he was wrongfully imprisoned for murder passed the Florida House of Representatives on Friday, likely clearing the last hurdle in his three-year f... »
TALLAHASSEE – A bill that would pay former Brevard resident William Dillon $1.35 million for the 27 years he was wrongfully imprisoned for murder is poised for final passage in the Florida House of Representatives. The bill, (HB 141) was amended on th... »
Tax changes sought by big telecommunications companies suddenly stalled in the Senate on Thursday amid questions about the long-term impact to state and local government finances. The Senate’s Finance and Tax committee completely rewrote the legislatio... »
TALLAHASSEE — They are waging multi-year campaigns to build billion-dollar casinos, get their tax bills reduced, break into the renewable energy business, and fight over the right of injured parties to sue. They are the more than 2,500 utilities, telec... »
By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel One of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s top tax-cutting priorities this year is a proposal that he and other supporters say is aimed squarely at helping the state’s smallest businesses. But the biggest beneficiaries, in the l... »
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has released the names of a 28-member National Hispanic Steering Committee that includes prominent Latinos from all over the country and Puerto Rico. Central Floridians on the list are former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez... »
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a defeat for business groups and the insurance industry, a House panel Thursday narrowly rejected a bill that would add restrictions in “bad faith” legal fights. The House Civil Justice Subc... »
A poll taken for the Florida Chamber of Commerce on Sunday and Monday shows Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tied at 33 percent among Florida Republicans, with Rick Santorum at 10 percent and Ron Paul at 6 percent. Read the release below the jump: TALLAHA... »
