Plan To Split Supreme Court Advances
A plan to split the Florida Supreme Court in two and allow Governor Rick Scott to stack the court with judges favorable to Republican ideals was approved by the House Civil Justice Committee Thursday.
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A plan to split the Florida Supreme Court in two and allow Governor Rick Scott to stack the court with judges favorable to Republican ideals was approved by the House Civil Justice Committee Thursday.
The changing face of Florida's demographics and population growth over the last decade was revealed Thursday when the U.S. Census released it decennial data.
Goo Goo Dolls have announced that they will hit the road for a spring U.S. tour beginning April 3rd in Mississippi. They will end their tour in Florida.
A bill that would set up a controversial merit pay plan for teachers and end tenure has passed the Florida legislature and will be signed into law by first-term Governor Rick Scott.
Florida, Longtime season favorites, have been upset by Kentucky Sunday, but are still in the NCA tournament.
If you bought a ticket for Saturday night's Florida Lotto drawing in Palm Beach County, you may be the state's newest millionaire.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for an expedited, full-court hearing of the state's lawsuit against the federal healthcare reform package.
South Floridians know how to prepare for a disaster, after all, we've got hurricane season year after year. But in the wake of the devastating earthquake and massive tsunami in Japan, many people are wondering whether a tsunami could strike Florida.
Colorful blooms on unique plants and how they are a part of us will be the focus this weekend during the 9th Annual International Orchid Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
A Senate panel backed off considerably from a proposal to require state workers to make contributions to their pension fund, exempting many state workers, and cutting back the amount others would have to chip in.
A new report on foreclosures in the state may have you thinking we've turned the corner on our troubled real estate market, but 'all that glitters is not gold'.
A new version of the controversial teacher merit pay and tenure bill that was vetoed last year after statewide protests has been approved by the Florida Senate.
The Florida House has passed a bill which will reduce the time an unemployed worker would receive state benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.
Use of marijuana for medical purposes would be legalized if approved by voters under a proposed constitutional amendment filed by a Democratic lawmaker on Thursday.
The Florida Cabinet on Wednesday approved rule changes to assist Florida Keys officials in updating storm and wastewater systems.
The Florida Senate has agreed on a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee Florida residents the right not to purchase health insurance, in contradiction of a new federal law that requires it.
The Florida Senate will bring to the floor Wednesday a highly controversial proposal that would change the way teachers are paid.
Speeches, protests, ceremony and plenty of demonstrations marked the start of the 2011 Florida 2011 legislative session.
Gov. Rick Scott gives his first State of the State speech Tuesday night before a joint session of the Florida Legislature which will outline his priorities for this year's legislative session.
Florida's legislative session officially begins on Tuesday with a pair of contentious ballot issues.
In a nail-biting contest that went to overtime Atlanta stole a win over the Florida Panthers 4-3 Saturday.
The space shuttle Discovery will leave the International Space Station Monday for an expected landing in Florida, but before they could leave, they had to help take out the garbage.
Another one of Florida's most endangered cats, a Florida panther, has been found dead in Southwest Florida.
A Florida scientist has just completed an experiment of a lifetime. It shows that when Ibis were exposed to the common chemical contaminant mercury, it caused male birds to mate with male birds.
The Florida Marlins have the Philadelphia Philllies in their crosshairs as they head into spring training.
