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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A pair of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about 150 …

LONGWOOD — A national coalition pressing for the scrapping of “stand your ground” laws announced it has submitted a petition with more than 375,000 signatures …

Associated Press  JACKSONVILLE — Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott’s embattled chief of staff abruptly resigned from his job on Saturday following a series of news stories detailing …

Associated Press ORLANDO — Three more people with ties to what authorities described as a white supremacist group were in jail Tuesday on felony hate …

The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — The Republican-led Legislature’s do-over of the state Senate redistricting map won approval Friday from the Florida Supreme Court which rejected …

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE —Democrats and a coalition that backed new anti-gerrymandering standards have urged a judge to summarily reject the Republican-led Legislature’s redistricting map for …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum met privately with conservative leaders on Thursday to craft plans to stop Mitt Romney’s march to the …

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida’s poor can use food stamps to buy staples like milk, vegetables, fruits and meat. But they can also use …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of …