Gov. Scott pushing lawmakers on insurance issues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of …
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Popular bishop under scrutiny over housing initiative funds
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH – With mega-lawyer Willie Gary at his side, one of West Palm Beach’s most popular faith leaders …
Theme Park Blockbusters
Associated Press ORLANDO (AP) — A host of new roller coasters, a 12-acre town lifted straight out of the animated Cars movies and an elaborate …
Fla. hired law firm with ties to Gov. Scott
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has spent nearly a half-million dollars _ and could spend even more _ with a large, well-known law firm that …
Lawmakers to Scott: Blacks are part of Florida too
State lawmakers came away from a recent meeting with Gov. Rick Scott without being able to announce any agreement on initiatives to improve the lives …
Former Lt. Gov. aide accused of illegal recording
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A former top aide to Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll is facing felony charges that she illegally taped a conversation in …
Crist’s coziness with Dems stirs comeback rumors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ When former Gov. Charlie Crist left the Republican Party, it was pretty clear there was no turning back. Not only did …
Streak ends: state a poll no-show
MIAMI (AP) — Florida is out of The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Not just the Gators; the entire state.
Fla. welfare applicants less likely to use drugs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Preliminary figures on a new Florida law requiring drug tests for welfare applicants show that they are less likely than other …
Underdog Herman Cain upsets rivals with Florida straw poll win
ORLANDO — Herman Cain, trailing far behind in every poll for the Republican nomination for president, stunned his better-known rivals by handsomely winning the Florida …