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Gov. Rick Scott is going into his second legislative session with the same priorities — creating jobs and making the state more business friendly — but this time around his goals are more realistic.
The Republican-led House of Representatives have caved on their demands and will pass a two-month extension on the payroll tax cut, following the Senate's lead.
While both Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson supported a temporary payroll tax cut extension; Florida's house delegation rejected the bill along party lines.
Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that he would like to see a bill return that would give him more say in who he can appoint to the judicial bench.
Delray Beach representative Lori Berman has filed a new bill that would ban hand guns from childcare centers and government buildings.
While the state of Florida will fight before the United States Supreme Court against the health care reform law; new numbers were released Tuesday that showed fewer and fewer Floridians have private health insurance.
As the Republican Presidential candidates head into the home stretch before the January primary season starts in Iowa and closes at the end of the month in Florida; the race is tighter than ever based on a new CBS News poll.
A high-stakes standoff in Congress could end up with thousands of Floridians losing money in their paycheck and hitting first-time home buyers in the area.
The state of Florida will take its case against President Barack Obama's health care reform law before the Supreme Court from March 26th through March 28th.
It's going to be a little bit tougher starting next year to pass the Florida Comprehensive Test after the state Board of Education approved a new set of passing scores for the test.
A conservative Hispanic political group is a co-sponsor for the January Republican Party of Florida presidential primary debate, the group announced.
A day after CBS4 News revealed how David Rivera took advantage of a little-known loophole in Florida's campaign finance laws, the freshman Congressman defends his actions.
If you travel to Cuba to visit family, or send money to support relatives, you may be able to rest easy. A plan by a South Florida congressman to restrict interaction with people on the island, restoring restrictions to those imposed in the Bush administration, was cut from a $1 trillion US Budget bill.
Florida unemployment fell slightly statewide in November, but Miami-Dade County saw a major drop of more than a percentage point. That good news was tempered by the fact that almost 50 thousand people statewide were wiped from the unemployment rolls possibly because they stopped looking for work, or lost their benefits.
