Gov. Scott Wants Tax Measure On Next Year's Ballot
Governor Rick Scott is expected to announce Monday that he wants to put a constitutional amendment on next year's ballot that would make it harder for legislators to raise taxes.
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Governor Rick Scott is expected to announce Monday that he wants to put a constitutional amendment on next year's ballot that would make it harder for legislators to raise taxes.
Florida's agriculture commissioner said the state needs to increase spending for land preservation to help protect military bases.
Nicolas Maduro has put the final touches on his takeover of Venezuela's government.
Governor Rick Scott has agreed to pay $82,000 to end a lawsuit over the state's vote-by-mail law.
After a divided appeals court sided with Gov. Rick Scott, a battle about his 2015 veto of pay raises for state firefighters could be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency Monday morning as Tropical Storm Emily made landfall over parts of the state.
Florida's governor released details about a proposal to prohibit the state from doing business with any organization that supports the Maduro Regime.
As he eyes a run for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Rick Scott has unveiled the first piece of his pending election-year budget proposal: a $30 million pay raise for state law-enforcement officers.
The wildly popular back-to-school sales tax holiday kicks off soon so get ready to shop and save.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is working behind the scenes after buying $2.8 billion in bonds in Venezuela's state-run oil company. This while Florida's Governor works to prevent the state from doing business with companies supporting the Maduro Regime.
Summer is in full swing and Governor Rick Scott is hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when combatting the Zika virus dominated the headlines.
Florida is starting to accept pitches for $85 million that lawmakers have set aside for economic-development projects.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott isn't surprising anyone.
Governor Rick Scott is weighing in on the crisis in Venezuela.
Florida may sever its connections to businesses that support Venezuela's current government.
Gov. Rick Scott's administration is still not saying whether Florida will fulfill the White House's request for the state's voter rolls.
Gov. Rick Scott's net worth rebounded in 2016, a reversal of fortune after his investments plunged a year earlier, according to annual financial disclosure documents.
New laws going into effect Saturday include ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber having to comply with statewide rules and teachers along with students being allowed to express their religious beliefs at public schools.
An attorney for a Florida prosecutor who was stripped of murder cases by Governor Rick Scott called that action unconstitutional Wednesday during a hearing before the state's Supreme Court.
Governor Rick Scott is pushing for changes in the Senate health care bill before it comes up for a vote after the Fourth of July holiday break.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington D.C. to discuss the Senate health care bill, although he hasn't been clear yet about whether he supports or opposes it.
Pointing to a high-rise fire in London that killed dozens of residents, Gov. Rick Scott late Monday vetoed a bill that would have eased fire-protection requirements for older condominium buildings in Florida.
A bill that would make it easier for parents and activists to challenge school textbooks and school library books has been signed into law.
Attorney for Florida's governor argued Monday that the Florida Supreme Court should reject a lawsuit that challenges the governor's veto of $37.4 million that would compensate homeowners for healthy citrus trees that were cut down by the state.
Florida's next chief financial officer will be one of Gov. Rick Scott's original political allies.
Mail ballots and early voting locations are open across 10 Florida counties as the primary gets underway.
Stocks notched new record highs on Tuesday as oil prices dipped and companies reported healthy profits.
The proposal was drafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the state slamming the spike in property tax revenues over the last six years by local governments.
The Miami Dolphins said that Tom Garfinkel will remain a part of the organization.
A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month.
Mail ballots and early voting locations are open across 10 Florida counties as the primary gets underway.
Stocks notched new record highs on Tuesday as oil prices dipped and companies reported healthy profits.
The proposal was drafted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the state slamming the spike in property tax revenues over the last six years by local governments.
The Miami Dolphins said that Tom Garfinkel will remain a part of the organization.
A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Some of the key Florida races this year include the race for governor and U.S. senator.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.