In the next few weeks, the candidates for governor face a decision fraught with danger: choosing a running mate for the obscure position of lieutenant governor.
Rick Scott is all over TV, spending his millions on ads promoting himself as an outsider candidate for governor against ``career politician'' Bill McCollum. And Scott has agreed to two limited TV debates with McCollum, but balked at going on live TV statewide for one hour -- free of charge -- to debate his Republican opponent unless the location was moved away from McCollum's Orlando base to one of Scott's choosing.
TAMPA, Fla. -- With the two leading Republican candidates for governor peddling their economic plans, Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday received an endorsement in his bid from the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
On the day Jim Greer was jailed for alleged fraud, the former Republican Party of Florida chairman found himself in a strange world as he scrambled to find a bail bondsmen, his lawyer, a suit for his first court appearance and his kid's tennis coach to cancel a lesson, according to recordings of his phone calls from the Seminole County Detention Center.
A brief news release tonight from the Florida Department of Education indicates that a review of contested FCAT scores may show results of the statewide exams are correct, despite widespread suspicions otherwise.
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Down at the docks, grouper boats are lined up and waiting. Many have been waiting for a while — waiting for the part of the Gulf of Mexico closed by the oil spill to reopen, waiting for the crews and captains to return to fishing.
Earlier this month, after an embarrassing string of DNA exonerations, the state Supreme Court appointed an innocence commission to examine the procedural flaws that led to so many wrongful convictions in Florida.
With the permanent sealing of BP's ruptured oil well expected in the next two weeks, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen plans to begin discussions today with parish leaders on how and when the thousands of response workers and the vast amount of oil cleanup equipment will be scaled back.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
