TRADE

Gov. Rick Scott leads trade mission to Chile

Chile, Florida’s No. 6 export destination for products, was the first Latin American country to sign...

Florida's crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012

Florida's crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012, including a significant decrease in thefts, robberies and...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott’s choice: to veto or not to veto?

Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decid...

POLITICS

Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote

Legislative analysts flip-flopped on whether lawmakers’ vote on Gov. Rick Scott’s manufacturi...

Reactor shutdowns prompt inspections at Turkey Point

Federal regulators are increasing scrutiny on the Turkey Point nuclear plant after some unplanned shutdowns...

GOV. RICK SCOTT

Fla. gov. rejects Amazon deal

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has made job creation his top priority since coming into office, has rejected ...

Florida man accuse of lopping off his dog’s ears

A Southwest Florida man is accused of cutting off his dog’s ears, according to Manatee Sheriff ...

Tallahassee

Florida lawmakers pay peanuts for health insurance

The state House quietly kept members’ health insurance rates low. How low? Less than 9 bucks a month.

Legislature 2013

Fight over money for tutoring went down to the wire

South Florida lawmakers led the charge to give millions of dollars to private tutoring firms, even after re...

Legislature 2013

Pet projects may face Governor Rick Scott’s veto pen

From alligator marketing to rowing centers, the state budget has millions of dollars aimed at lawmakers...

Politifact Florida

An attack on Gov. Scott that doesn’t add up

Florida’s Democratic chairman attacked Gov. Scott over his teacher pay promise. Unfortunately, her m...

Legislature 2013

Agency puzzled over windfall for springs

Lawmakers approved spending $10 million to protect the state’s springs, but the Department of Enviro...

Education

Bill would allow online vendors better access to public school funding

Though the vote garnered little attention from outside observers, Republicans hailed it as among the year&#...

Tallahassee

Governor expected to veto tuition hike

State universities say they aren’t counting on extra money the Legislature approved.

GAY RIGHTS

David Richardson, Florida’s first openly gay lawmaker, to be honored by SAVE Dade

Gay-rights group SAVE Dade will honor Florida’s first openly gay legislator and two straight political...

News analysis

Miami-Dade mayor sees no voter ‘animosity’ toward him over Dolphins deal

Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he is not worried about potential political fallout from the subsidized Sun Life ...

2013 Legislature

Despite differences, Miami-Dade lawmakers delivered

Miami-Dade lawmakers came together to win money for local projects and block property insurance rate hikes.

Democrats urge Gov. Rick Scott to call special session on Medicaid

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and other Florida Democrats say the state needs to expand Medicaid under a program...

Man dies after crashing into school bus

A man driving a pickup truck died after crashing into a Tampa Bay area school bus.

Pill mill doc pleads guilty to drug, tax charges

A South Florida doctor is facing up to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to drug and tax charges ...

Miami Art Museum gets $15 million gift

A new art museum being built in South Florida has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor

AA flight bound for Miami gets diverted to Aruba

An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba bec...

In Miami, Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans

The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was ma...

5 things to know in Florida for May 18

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill

Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil sp...