Florida May Not Have The Money For Scott's Plans
The state may have the money needed for the budget, but maybe not enough to do Gov. Rick Scott is promising on the campaign trail.
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The state may have the money needed for the budget, but maybe not enough to do Gov. Rick Scott is promising on the campaign trail.
With a little more than two months to go before Election Day, a new poll reveals, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has a 5-point lead over his Democratic rival Charlie Crist.
CBS4's Rick Folbaum and Irika Sargent spoke with CBS News' National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the video which shows the apparent murder of U.S journalist Steven Sotloff.
Florida and Texas have the largest numbers of immigrants in the nation who bought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and could lose their coverage if they don't send in proof they are legally in the U.S.
With just about two months to go until the general election, the bitter and expensive race to be Florida's next governor is kicking into gear.
Republicans have had control of the Florida Legislature and governor's office since 1999 and have used their power to restrict abortions, loosen gun laws, strip state workers of benefits, allow private school vouchers and enact a slew of other policy changes that Democrats opposed but could do nothing to stop.
Proposed tax cuts if re-elected will be Governor Rick Scott's focus as he begins a two week, 28-city, campaign swing. The tour began Monday. Scott announced the tax cut proposals last week.
Former President Bill Clinton plans to stump for Florida governor candidate Charlie Crist next week.
South Florida community members are set to gather Saturday at a mass meant to pray for Cuba's political prisoners.
A rollback in vehicle-registration fees, the key part of a $500 million package of tax and fee cuts approved this spring, kicks in Monday as Gov. Rick Scott starts to campaign for a new round of tax cuts.
There's a lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking going on right now about Charlie Crist's comfortable defeat Tuesday of Democratic gubernatorial combatant Nan Rich.
Now that the dust from the August Primary has settled, key members of the state's Democratic party are beginning to rally the proverbial troops in a run up to the November election.
A coalition of teachers groups and individuals have filed a suit to have the state de facto school-vouchers program that serves tens of thousands of children declared unconstitutional.
Normally, this would be the point where Gov. Rick Scott would turn his attention to former Gov. Charlie Crist, the newly approved Democratic nominee. After a primary season that was merely a formality for Scott, and only marginally less so for Crist, the incumbent Republican would unleash his financial advantage on his Democratic challenger.
Daniella Levine Cava took a break from breaking down her campaign headquarters Wednesday to laugh and happily hug a supporter. The political newcomer and former not-for-profit agency director had reason to be happy. In Tuesday's primary, Levine Cava upset incumbent Miami-Dade County Commissioner Lynda Bell in a race that was divided along party lines and nastily contested. It also set a record for the amount of money spent on a county commission race, the two candidates spending some $1.2 million.
