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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Hours before a looming deadline for automatic federal budget cuts, the Pentagon sent a blunt warning to Florida Gov. Rick Scott …

TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Florida’s “stand your ground” law works and should not be overturned but the standards for neighborhood watch groups should be looked at …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ New documents are raising questions about whether Florida legislators ignored rules intended to prevent political parties and incumbents from influencing the …

OCOEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott, who just two years ago signed off on a large cut to school funding, now wants to give …

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) _ Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that the NCAA is scheduling meetings to discuss allegations …

NORTH DADE – Longtime homeowners in a quiet community of unincorporated North Central Miami-Dade County are locked in battle with well-monied developers for what they …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — To U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, keeping his modest upbringing in the front of his mind has helped guide his swift ascent in …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida’s political world expects him to seek …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s resignation gives Gov. Nikki Haley authority to choose South Carolina’s next senator, and the only indication she’s …