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TALLAHASSEE — The NAACP Florida State Conference has denounced a vote by the Florida House of Representatives rejecting a move to repeal the controversial “stand …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The head of the Florida Democratic Party is contending that Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign broke the state’s campaign finance laws …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The $200 million that Florida Gov. Rick Scott pledged to put toward a train depot at Orlando’s busy international airport also …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The attorney for a woman who accused star Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston of sexual assault said Thursday that she intends …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is being sued over his decision to leave the post of lieutenant governor vacant for nearly nine …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Friday she will not run for governor again in 2014 and will instead …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida ethics panel is going to review the way Gov. Rick Scott is handling his finances. Scott has asked the …

As Gov. Rick Scott continues to resist calls for a special legislative session to consider changes or repeal of the controversial stand-your-ground self-defense law, House …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) –Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson isn’t backing down from comments he made comparing Florida’s struggle with the Trayvon Martin case to the …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday demanded an apology from longtime civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for comparing the state’s struggle …