All posts on August, 2011

(Special to South Florida Times)- MIAMI — A legislative panel taking comments from Floridians on proposed redistricting in the state heard calls Wednesday to ensure …

EJones@SFLTimes.com Palm Beach County PONZI SCHEME Charlotte G. Durante continues to sit in the Palm Beach County jail where she has been since May 2010. …

EJones@SFLTimes.com DEERFIELD BEACH — A municipal worker who claims she was wrongfully suspended and eventually laid off after failing to say hello to Mayor Peggy …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Supreme Court handed Gov. Rick Scott a defeat Tuesday with a ruling that he exceeded his authority by ordering …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida lawmakers have been frustrated trying to resolve insurance issues on many fronts in recent years.

ATLANTA (AP) _ The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as its president.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) _ Hitting back against an emboldened GOP, President Barack Obama launched a rare direct attack Monday on the Republican presidential field, criticizing …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The recession appears to be over for Tallahassee lobbyists. Casino operators, utilities, health care companies and agricultural companies shelled out millions …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida regulators are hearing arguments on how much customers should pay for a nuclear power plant that may never be built.

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos wants former Gov. Jeb Bush or even freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West to run for U.S. …