Gov. Scott Sells Solantic Share
Governor Rick Scott has finally reached a deal to sell off his family's stake in the Solantic urgent care clinic chain after claims of conflict of interest emerged.
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Governor Rick Scott has finally reached a deal to sell off his family's stake in the Solantic urgent care clinic chain after claims of conflict of interest emerged.
While the school prayer issue has been dormant, it's coming back up again in the Florida State Senate. A new bill seeks to allow prayers at school events such as graduations or assemblies.
Fifty years ago this Sunday, a group of 1,400 Cuban exiles, trained by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, launched the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Candidates who want to run for the District 7 Miami-Dade County Commission seat, newly vacant due to the resignation of Carlos Gimenez who is running for County Mayor, have until 5:00 p.m. Thursday to meet the qualifying deadline.
President Barack Obama is set to unveil his long-term deficit cutting plan that will address the United States' long-term fiscal security. The proposed cuts could hit some of South Florida's neediest population the hardest.
Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Sylvia Poitier has turned herself in to authorities to face five misdemeanor criminal counts of falsifying records.
Miami-Dade County Commissioners met Wednesday morning and added Carlos Gimenez's newly vacant commission seat to the May 24th election ballot that will have Miami-Dade voters electing a new mayor and now two new commissioners.
A Florida Senate bill requiring new applicants for a form of welfare assistance to get drug tests at their own expense moved forward Wednesday.
Voters in Miami Shores and Coral Gables headed to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor and fill several council seats.
The two veterans running the Crime Stoppers programs in Miami-Dade and Broward fear the program that has been a major weapon in the war against crime in South Florida is in jeopardy.
Nearly a dozen people who want to be Miami-Dade's next mayor have filed the necessary paperwork to be placed on the May 24th special election ballot.
A controversial anti-abortion bill is rapidly making its way through the Florida legislature, but the measure, which requires an ultrasound, is one of many the GOP-led legislature is considering using to chip away at abortion rights.
Animal lovers who want to see an end to dog racing in Florida are a step closer to the goal with passage Tuesday in the House Finance and Tax Committee of a bill that would let dog tracks keep poker rooms, but not have to run the dogs.
While Congress and the President celebrated the $39 billion in cuts to the 2011 federal budget, many were waiting on the details of the expected draconian cuts before making a decision. The cuts were finally revealed Tuesday and will have a deep impact on the Sunshine State.
In a major reversal, a House committee on Tuesday went along with using a prescription-drug database to help combat widespread abuse of painkillers.
