Richardson Details Talks With Scott After Shootings
In the days after the Orlando shooting, Gov. Scott privately expressed support for gay rights to the state's only openly gay state lawmaker.
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In the days after the Orlando shooting, Gov. Scott privately expressed support for gay rights to the state's only openly gay state lawmaker.
Amid a major shakeup pushed by Gov. Rick Scott, the state agency responsible for luring jobs to Florida is paying nearly a half-million dollars to departing employees.
The state's jobless rate was 4.7 percent in June, it's same rate as it was in May which is lower than the national jobless rate.
Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi took the stage Wednesday at the Republican National Convention to make the case for Donald Trump.
Gov. Rick Scott says Donald Trump will win Florida the same way he shocked the state's political establishment six years ago.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi are scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is coming under fire for seeking a delay in the opening of a center that would help businesses hurt by a massive algae outbreak.
Governor Rick Scott has asked members of the state's congressional delegation to push for federal help to deal with massive algae problems in waterways to the east and west of Lake Okeechobee.
Gov. Rick Scott's net worth dropped nearly 19 percent, mainly due to a reduction in the value of his investments in a blind trust, during the first year of his second term.
A committee overseeing the state's business recruitment agency on Thursday supported cuts that will slash 26 positions.
Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency up the coast due to algae blooms which have been blamed on freshwater being released from Lake Okeechobee.
There are 159 new laws that will go into effect in Florida on July 1.
Florida health officials have confirmed the first case of a baby born with microcephaly in the state after his mother contracted the Zika virus.
Governor Rick Scott has issued an executive order that pumps $26.2 million into the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
An FBI reconstruction team has been sent to an Orlando nightclub to assist in the investigation after a lone gunman went on shooting rampage early Sunday morning.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is asking for federal emergency declaration in the state following a deadly massacre at an Orlando nightclub.
Officials are gathering details and are beginning to make statements after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
lorida Governor Rick Scott has named the members meant to help Opa-Locka during their financial emergency.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott spent the day talking with Miami-Dade County health officials to discuss the actions being taken to prevent the spread of the zika virus in south Florida.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is headed to Louisiana as part of his latest job recruitment effort.
During a stop in Jacksonville to thank first responders in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Colin, Gov. Rick Scott took the opportunity to blast Congress for their failure to pass funding for Zika prevention.
Operations at the state's public-private space and tourism agencies appear financially sound, but Florida's jobs chief wants more "accountability."
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case focused on whether the state's new death penalty law is constitutional.
Health officials from local to federal are gathering Monday to talk about what they say is a public health crisis - the Zika virus.
Though a majority of the justices expressed reservations, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday upheld the power of Gov. Rick Scott to appoint replacements for three circuit judges who plan to leave the bench in December.
Plaintiffs argue the deal violates the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, an anti-corruption measure intended to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from government-related transactions.
While city officials say new affordable housing will help keep the community in place, some neighbors say they feel like they are being forced out.
The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee. Chase survived the shooting.
Tamarius Davis appeared in court on Wednesday, where he told the judge he intends to take responsibility for the shooting that killed 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield on Ocean Drive nearly five years ago.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.
Plaintiffs argue the deal violates the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, an anti-corruption measure intended to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from government-related transactions.
While city officials say new affordable housing will help keep the community in place, some neighbors say they feel like they are being forced out.
The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee. Chase survived the shooting.
Tamarius Davis appeared in court on Wednesday, where he told the judge he intends to take responsibility for the shooting that killed 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield on Ocean Drive nearly five years ago.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.
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.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.
For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department has no plan to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, following reports that companies hired by Florida to operate the detention center were told it would close.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was unaware for years that Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender, according to a transcript of testimony released Wednesday.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that ICE arrests at the FIFA World Cup are not off the table, but the agency will not be at the global sporting event for the purpose of immigration arrests.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
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.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.