Texting While Driving Ban Forwarded In Fla. Senate
A bill to ban texting while driving passed a Senate committee on Thursday but may be stalled in the House.
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A bill to ban texting while driving passed a Senate committee on Thursday but may be stalled in the House.
Republican presidential rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are heading back to South Florida Friday to resume campaigning, one day after a feisty, final debate before Florida's GOP primary.
A legislative proposal to privatize about 30 prisons in most of the southern part of the state is headed for the Senate floor after a vote in the Budget Committee that angered prison guards who feel they're not being heard.
If Florida Republican voters are concerned with electability against President Barack Obama; a new Quinnipiac University poll shows the choice in Tuesday's election will be Mitt Romney.
A bill that would eliminate "non-healthy, non-staple" foods from those permitted under food assistance guidelines sparked a tart debate in the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has promised to establish a permanent U.S. base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president.
While traditional campaigning will continue until the 2012 election, a new forum is quickly emerging; candidates on social media.
Despite the intense controversy over whether random drug testing is legal, Florida lawmakers pushed ahead with a bill Wednesday that would allow random drug testing of state workers and other public employees every three months.
The state's abortion battle was back in the spotlight as a House panel approved bills that would block abortions after 20 weeks, require 24-hour waiting periods and target abortions that might be motivated by the race or gender of the fetus.
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - Claude Pepper, the South Florida congressman known as a champion for the rights of the elderly, was named Monday by Governor Scott to the new Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. He joined two others honored for their efforts to champion Human Rights in Florida.
With the South Carolina primary vote underway, surging Newt Gingrich told South Carolinians on Saturday that he was "the only practical conservative vote" who could stop Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential race. Romney said the primary, the first in the south, "could be real close" as he moved from expecting a quick win to preparing for an extended fight by consenting to debates in Florida, which holds it's primary in 10 days..
South Carolina looks like it is the midst of a full-fledged Newt Gingrich-surge ahead of Saturday's primary, according to a new tracking poll; setting the stage for all-out war amongst the GOP before the January 31 Florida primary.
How happy are you at work? If you believe an extensive survey conducted by CareerBliss.com, you're happier than workers anywhere else in the country.
When Florida Republicans cast their vote on January 31; it may be too late to make a difference in the eventual nomination. But, any candidate who chooses to overlook the Sunshine State will do so at their own peril.
For the second year in a row, legislation has been filed to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. However, this is the first time that a bill allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been filed in both the House and the Senate.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued an opinion against slot machines at pari-mutuels around the state except for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
A legislative committee in Tallahassee has voted to ban texting while driving.
The idea of bringing Las Vegas style casinos to Florida may be gaining popularity among residents but it's still unknown whether Florida lawmakers will move forward with the ambitious plan.
Consumers may be looking at an increase in the price of orange juice after the Food and Drug Administration said it would stop all shipments of foreign orange juice at the border, and turn back any who test positive for the fungicide Carbendazim.
Secretary of State Kurt Browning has done it again. On Wednesday he announced he was stepping down as the state's top election official. Browning however said he will remain in office until the completion of Florida's presidential primary on Jan. 31.
The battle over whether to allow three mega-casinos to operate in South Florida takes center stage in Tallahassee Wednesday.
Florida is one of three states named in a new report as having "significant issues" meeting plans for Race to the Top school grant money.
Florida lawmakers will meet next week to decide whether to change the date of the August primary election again.
After the final vote was counted in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night and the race was essentially a tie, it vaulted Florida's primary on January 31st into the key position of possibly determining the eventual GOP nominee.
