PROPERTY INSURANCE

Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor

The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insur...

In My Opinion

Fabiola Santiago: Boy Scouts didn’t go far enough

It was a historic decision and we can call it progress — the right thing to do for the children ...

JMH

Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson

Medical records containing the personal health information of more than 1,400 patients are missing from Jac...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial

Shooting in Orlando

Murder suspect’s death and accusations against him shock Kissimmee neighbors

Ibragim Todashev was killed by an FBI agent Tuesday. They say he turned violent after confessing to a tripl...

Child welfare

Probe into Kendall boy’s death uncovers lie by DCF investigator

Trayvon Martin case

Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon Martin’s text messages released

STATE BUDGET

Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for sa...

GAMING

AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law

A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation’s retirees association to eliminate i...

POLITICS

Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote

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

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...

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Boondoggle? Hey, it’s for the kids

Tallahassee has long resonated with talk about our precious, precious school children. Except lately the al...

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.

Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins spent big bucks on campaign for canceled election

In six weeks, the political campaign for tax dollars to fund a Sun Life Stadium renovation became one of th...

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...

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&#...

4-year-old, grandfather drown in Panhandle river

Authorities say a 4-year-old girl and her grandfather have drowned in the Apalachicola River in Florida's P...

Ex-Hialeah mayor pleads not guilty to tax evasion

Hialeah's former mayor has pleaded not guilty to federal tax evasion charges.

Man who killed longest python gets its snakeskin

The South Florida man who caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever found in Florida gets to keep t...

2 Tampa Bay deputies shoot suspect several times

A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot in a confrontation with two sheriff's...

No ticket wins Mega Money game; next jackpot $1M

No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to...

3 Fantasy 5 players win $76,438.04 top prize

Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $76,438.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

Suspicious bag investigated at Tallahassee airport

Restrictions have been lifted at Tallahassee Regional Airport after authorities removed a suspicious bag di...