Republicans Raise More Than $800K To Pay For Inauguration
Nearly $850, 000 was raised to pay for the inauguration of Florida Governor Rick Scott, according to Florida Republicans.
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Nearly $850, 000 was raised to pay for the inauguration of Florida Governor Rick Scott, according to Florida Republicans.
Florida drivers won't have to fear highway speeding cameras any time soon, at least not while Jeff Brandes is the Senate Transportation chairman.
Overall contributions to Gov. Rick Scott's inauguration festivities reached nearly a million dollars, and on Friday the Republican Party released names of four additional donors that helped make it happen.
For several years, Florida's political leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, have touted across the state that their public schools were among the nation's best.
Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi filed a second lawsuit on Tuesday in an effort to get his old job back.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has named Brig. Gen. Michael Calhoun as the next adjutant general of the Florida National guard.
Gov. Rick Scott could be dialing back the number of positions at the state Agency for Health Care Administration as part of his proposed 2015-16 budget.
Members of the Florida Cabinet addressed unfinished business Tuesday after joining Gov. Rick Scott in being sworn in for their second terms.
Governor Rick Scott was sworn in for a second term shortly after noon Tuesday, beginning a new four years in office that in some ways brings as many questions as the first.
There will be no black tie affairs or parades for Governor Rick Scott's inauguration. On Tuesday the Republican governor will be sworn in for his second term after a narrow re-election victory last November.
Within days of Florida Governor Rick Scott's inauguration ceremony, a list of the donors for the event was released.
As Florida Governor Rick Scott prepares to take the oath for a second time on Tuesday, he does so as a different figure than his first term when he struggled with his inaugural speech.
Florida Governor Rick Scott will be joined by two potential Republican presidential contenders at his second inauguration.
Lawmakers will have to sign off on a new rule to kick-start the state's medical marijuana industry, meaning another likely delay in the law that was supposed to take full effect Thursday.
Florida's law enforcement and firefighters will be honored in the first week of the new year thanks to Governor Rick Scott.
Some children could travel with more protection in 2015 as a new law about child car seats takes effect Thursday.
President Barack Obama's announcement earlier this month to normalize relations with Cuba was the top story in the state for 2014.
If there was one word to describe Florida's year in politics that word would be expensive.
Gov. Rick Scott has tried to downplay is inauguration, but Florida Republicans have collected half a million to spice it up.
In some ways, the state of Florida has remained remarkably stable over the past year.
The attorney for Michael Pizzi, the suspended mayor of Miami Lakes, said he expects Pizzi to return to office.
Police are investigating the shooting death of one of their own Sunday.
Governor Rick Scott touted Friday that he has achieved a promise from his 2010 campaign as Florida has added more than 700,000 jobs since he took office.
Gov. Rick Scott wasted little time in selecting Jim Boxold, who for the past year has been the Florida Department of Transportation's chief of staff, to take over the top position in the agency.
Florida's unemployment rate has dropped again and is now right in line with national rate.
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
Police said the violence appears to have begun as a domestic incident; a teen also suffered a head injury.
Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending U.S. Open champion, was dethroned Saturday, losing to Elena Rybakina in three sets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia.
Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66, advancing to the championship game of the women's FIBA World Cup.
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
Police said the violence appears to have begun as a domestic incident; a teen also suffered a head injury.
Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending U.S. Open champion, was dethroned Saturday, losing to Elena Rybakina in three sets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia.
Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66, advancing to the championship game of the women's FIBA World Cup.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
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.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out the victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.