Florida Government News

State Representative Alan Williams was selected as "2011 Legislator of the Year" by the Northwest Florida League of Cities .

The Florida Supreme Court will hear oral argument on a redistricting plan for the state House and Senate later this month.

As part of the Medicaid reform law that was approved in Florida in 2011, lawmakers wanted to charge a $10 monthly premium to most Medicaid beneficiaries, plus a $100 co-payment for non-emergency visits to a hospital emergency room.

Whitney Houston's death raises an ongoing issue over prescription pill abuse. It's not just Hollywood stars who struggle with legal drugs it's also a growing problem in our community.

Dr. Robin Brown will speak on "The Incredible Preservation of Florida Wet Sites" at Tuesday's meeting of the Warm Mineral Springs/Little Salt Spring Archaeological Society, set for 7 p.m. at North Port Community United Church of Christ, 3450 S. Biscayne Drive.

For so many reasons, Americans are seething. Here, a protester shouts as he holds an American flag after storming the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison last March, after Republicans in the state Senate voted to curb collective bargaining rights for public workers.

"Death Is Not So Different After All: Graham v. Florida and the Court's 'Kids Are Different' Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence" The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local article , headlined "Inmate on death row since 1980 set to die" which discusses not only today's scheduled execution in Florida, but also the state's long ... (more)

Tucked away on your telephone bill — and electricity and cable TV bills — is a tax that supports school construction and maintenance.

Over the past several years, Floridians have seen more than their share of disasters.

"Text Messages While Driving Stalled in Florida Legislature" is categorized as "local". This video was licensed from Grab Networks.

Resorts World Miami as it would look from Biscayne Bay. Walt Disney Co. says casinos would hurt the area's family-friendly brand.

Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and younger brother of President George W. Bush, has repeatedly said he will not run in 2012.

Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That's the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her.

From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.GOP primary voters can catch their collective breath for the next two weeks after spending the past six lurching toward one candidate and then another in an exercise of political soul-searching that appears far from settled.The next contests, in Arizona and ... (more)

From outside an Orlando Starbucks, 45-year-old Rudy Roberts powers up his laptop computer and uses the free wireless Internet to apply for retail jobs.

Jeff Ross' 21-foot boat draws 20 inches of water but gets more hang time by comparison on its davit... The Fort Myers Prescription Shop's Rich Lawrence works behind the counter.

Nothing but a few planks of wood and pieces of rebar separate sky from water at two places on the Hathaway Bridge.

Lawton "Bud" Chiles, 57, the son and namesake of former Fla. governor and U.S. Senator "Walkin' Lawton" Chiles, will announce his own candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor at an event in Lakeland, Fla., next Saturday, a top elected official close to the Manatee County restaurant owner said Friday evening.

Republican lawmakers' quest to expand a Medicaid privatization program statewide was dealt a blow this week after federal health officials said the state could not impose $10 monthly premiums on Medicaid beneficiaries.

The GOP-controlled Florida Senate is calling for a nearly $70.8 billion state budget for the coming year.