Florida Government News

By June, Floridians already know to break out the shorts and tank tops, but there are other essentials that can make surviving the heat and humidity a little more bearable.

Like little cash registers on poles, Jacksonville's red-light cameras have collected about $477,000 in fines in four months.

Equality Florida, the state gay rights organization, said Wednesday it's launching new effort to enact gay marriage in the Sunshine State.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would win Florida against both Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election, a new poll finds.

Florida voters give Sen. Marco Rubio negative marks for his handling of immigration and gun issues in Washington but still hold favorable views of the rising Republican star, a statewide poll released Wednesday shows.

Miami's Overtown neighborhood was once known as "the Harlem of the South." In this historic black neighborhood, legends like Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday would play to big crowds late into the night.

Florida drivers turn to Guy Seligman to help deal with suspended driver's licenses due to child support or paperwork issues.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating is improving, a poll released Tuesday shows, though not to the point that it's likely to deter any potential challengers in 2014.

A few months back, my girlfriend Sharona and I road-tripped from St. Petersburg to Atlanta to seek out nerdtastic Walking Dead filming locations.

Florida's Department of Health is warning people about a brain-eating amoeba that could be lurking in fresh water bodies.

We've had enough. Yes, we just lost our second straight presidential election to Barack Obama.

Members of the Florida state legislature rarely agree on anything. It's unusual for a bill to get unanimous support from the body.

As the U.S. Senate's immigration overhaul has inched forward, shepherded by our own Sen. Marco Rubio, South Floridians have hotly debated the most contentious issues: English-speaking requirements for immigrants, long wait periods for citizenship, a ban on LGBT benefits.

A controversial measure that blocks local governments from requiring employers to offer paid sick time has been signed into law by Governor Rick Scott.

As the summer rolls by, news headlines are filled with the who's who of potential presidential candidates.

Auto Data Direct, Inc. offers an affordable and effective solution to these industries for complying with the new law.

A protester holds a sign reading, 'Rubio: Don't Oppose Family Unity', as she joins with others in front of Sen. Marco Rubio's office on May 22, 2013 in Doral, Florida.

Florida Democrats’ best candidate for governor right now isn’t a candidate and wasn’t always one of them.

I recently had the opportunity to take my 8-year-old son, Jackson, to see the movie "42" -- the story of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in major league baseball.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday morning, June 16, 2013 on ABC News is below.