EDUCATION

Florida to seek $1 billion in U.S. education grants

Eligible for up to $700 million in competitive federal grants for education, Florida anticipates asking the...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Gov. Charlie Crist orders probe of juvenile justice chief

Florida launched an investigation into the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of the state's juvenile justice...

POLITICS

Sen. George LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat

Florida Sen. George LeMieux's efforts to question a State Department employee about Cuba policy and other i...

FLORIDA KEYS

Florida Keys wild bird center struggles to make ends meet

Tavernier's wild bird center, which is run on a shoestring budget by its octogenarian founder, is surviving...

JUPITER

4 held in string of CVS thefts

A spree of hair-care product thefts has landed four Miami-Dade suspects behind bars.

Lawsuit seeks to overhaul Florida education policies

Not enough money. Not enough progress. Florida is violating the state Constitution by not pouring enoug...

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Travel expenses by Florida's juvenile justice chief raise questions

Florida's juvenile justice chief has spent thousands on weekend trips between Tallahassee and St. Petersburg.

THE LEGISLATURE

Florida may crack down on corporate fees

Facing another shortfall of more than $2 billion, Florida lawmakers may crack down on corporate fees.

ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

FBI seeking help from alleged Rothstein victims

The FBI's top agent said Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein's alleged investment scheme was not a `on...

POLITICS | U.S. SENATE

Marco Rubio takes tougher stance on illegal immigration

U.S. Senate contender Marco Rubio advocates getting tough with illegal immigrants, but when he was the stat...

U.S. SENATE RACE | ANALYSIS

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?

Senate candidate Marco Rubio appeals to conservatives -- but his legislative record in Florida offers a dif...

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

TALLAHASSEE

House panel to continue pursuing Ray Sansom probe

There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

ADOPTION AGENCIES

NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

Missing hunter found alive in Big Cypress

The hunter who went missing in the Big Cypress National Preserve earlier this week has been found safe.

Sarasota police chief suspended for 2 weeks

Sarasota's police chief has been suspended for two weeks and an officer was fired after an investigation in...

Suspended Miami commissioner may run again

A suspended Miami commissioner says she will run in a special election to regain her seat.

Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base

The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Or...

Officers behind junk fax scam face Kan. sentencing

The president of a Florida consulting firm convicted in a massive fax blast scam blinked back tears Friday ...

Georgia water litigator to get $855 an hour

The new attorney handling Georgia's appeal in the long-running legal battle with Alabama and Florida over w...

Times Publishing agrees to sell Governing magazine

The Times Publishing Co. has agreed to sell Governing magazine to a California media company, four months a...