SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL
Lawyer Scott Rothstein drained pals to live life of high roller
Lawyer Scott Rothstein rose from modest beginnings, but investors and law partners who trusted him say he fueled his empire by siphoning their bank accounts.
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Lawyer Scott Rothstein rose from modest beginnings, but investors and law partners who trusted him say he fueled his empire by siphoning their bank accounts.
Senate candidate Marco Rubio appeals to conservatives -- but his legislative record in Florida offers a different view of the former House speaker, some say.
The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.
For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaigns continued.
There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom violated the public trust.
Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obama and the federal stimulus package.
A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.
Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.
The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...
Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.
Florida's attorney general has accused online travel bookers Expedia and Orbitz of cheating state and local...
Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the b...
The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.
A recent poll has shown that independent voters, who seemed to favor Democrats last year, are now siding mo...
Lawmakers announced Friday that they will be filing a bill that would require the state to revoke or deny o...
A poll of Florida voters shows healthcare as the top issue, followed by unemployment -- with concerns for t...
Utility regulators delayed votes until January on $1.7 billion worth of rate increases sought by two electr...