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Florida Governor Rick Scott could sign or veto a texting while driving ban as soon as the weekend but so far, he has given no indication which way he is leaning.

West, who was defeated in November 2012 by Democrat Patrick Murphy, said there was "no doubt" he'd re-enter politics during a Friday interview on " The Tammy Bruce Show ." "There are so many things I can do right now that can really help us going forward to the midterm elections.

A backlash is quickly growing against the decision of Florida's largest property insurer to shift thousands of policies to a start-up insurance company.

Senate President Don Gaetz calls her the Margaret Thatcher of the Florida Senate - "tough, principled, independent and absolutely fearless." Valerie Guenther, chairman of the Charlotte County Democratic Party, notes she's a "tough target" because she doesn't just vote the party line.

More than half of the third-graders in Broward and Palm Beach counties are performing at or above grade level in math and reading, according to FCAT results released Friday by the Florida Department of Education.

It's impossible to fathom the tortured logic that Gov. Rick Scott expressed in rejecting a sure-fire jobs initiative from none other than Internet retail giant Amazon.

Talia Joy Castellano: Many boomers will recall that great TV moment when Lou Grant said to Mary Richards, "You've got spunk.

Florida is dipping into federal grant money that was supposed to help improve the state's schools in order to settle a bitter contract dispute.

On Tuesday, May 28, Governor Rick Scott will hold a press conference and sign HB 7065, which provides state funding for the Governor's $880 million long-term Everglades restoration plan.

Each year during The Players Championship, Northeast Florida residents look to make a few extra dollars renting their houses out to visitors, golfers and members of the media.

A paved bike trail stretching from coast to coast across the center of Florida can still get built despite Gov.

A nationwide college readiness program is set to be introduced in all Highlands County middle and high schools next school year, even though an unexpected glitch has cut state funding for the Sebring secondary schools.

On behalf of our member agencies and the thousands of individuals they serve, the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities extends a heartfelt thank you to Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature for funding that allows the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to begin addressing the DD Medicaid Waiver services waitlist.

This past legislative session, lawmakers worked to make massive changes to the election law to avoid major issues at the polls.

Florida's largest property insurer is shedding 60,000 policies - many of them in South Florida - under a deal that is being questioned.

Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911.

Governor Rick Scott today announced a joint venture between Florida-based Advanced Magnet Lab, the Advanced Innovation Center of Chile, and FundaciA3n Avina.

Chad Harding works on a set of math problems at Visions ADT in Sebring Wednesday morning.

But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been exonerated and freed from death row in the previous 23 years, Ryan committed an act of profound moral courage, imposing a moratorium on capital punishment.

Rick Brown puts on a pair of boots after finding them in his tornado-ravaged home Wednesday in Moore, Okla.