Scott Keeps Daly As DJJ Secretary
In a move that was widely expected, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday named Christy Daly as secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
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In a move that was widely expected, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday named Christy Daly as secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
The release of American contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban prison is representative of a marked change in U.S./Cuba relations.
Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who serves as Florida's chief elections officer.
After 8 years, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey is stepping down.
Gov. Rick Scott wants to cut taxes and spend a little more on education. His plan might receive a boost during a meeting with state economists on Monday.
Jonathan Steverson, who for the past two years has overseen one of the state's five water-management districts, will head the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as Gov. Rick Scott begins a second term.
Governor Rick Scott has announced the appointment of Julie Jones as secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, effective January 5th, 2015.
Florida has sold a closed hospital along with nearly 500 acres to a company which plans to replace it with a driver training center and a hotel.
The man in charge of Florida's social services agency is also known for improving the child welfare system.
For the fourth year in a row, the Sunshine State's debt has decreased.
Ground was broken Tuesday in the Florida Capitol courtyard, next to the House Office Building, for the state's new Fallen Firefighter Memorial.
Taxpayers are on the hook for at least $307,000 --- and perhaps much more --- to cover legal expenses in Gov. Rick Scott's repeated failed efforts to convince courts that a onetime campaign pledge to drug-test welfare recipients is constitutional.
Florida's lowest-paid workers will get a raise Jan. 1, but a higher minimum wage sought by state and national Democrats doesn't appear on the immediate legislative horizon.
A Tallahassee lawyer, who says Gov. Rick Scott intentionally broke the state's public records law, has been given some extra ammunition and permission in his lawsuit.
Florida's Capitol will have a new holiday decoration this year. The Satanic Temple will be among its nativity scenes and secular presentations.
A federal appeals court gave Gov. Rick Scott a big fat no, as his administration tried to push an old law that would require welfare benefits applicants to submit to mandatory drug testing.
As he gets ready to start a second term, Gov. Rick Scott will have to choose leaders for the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Governor Rick Scott will kick off his "Jobs Jamboree" in Miami Monday with an informal barbecue at Boeing's flight training center near Miami International Airport.
Lawmakers and those charged with improving Florida's child welfare system await as a state institute prepares it's first report on the troubled sector for Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Legislature.
Herschel Vinyard, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, is resigning Dec. 1.
Records show Florida Governor Rick Scott used his private email account for state business.
Amid reports of abuse by state prison guards, allegations of retaliation against whistleblowers and a multimillion-dollar deficit, Gov. Rick Scott's corrections chief, Mike Crews, has announced that he's stepping down.
Florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly in October.
In the midst of an investigation into the Florida State University gunman, a former classmate said he along with seven others are expecting a letter posthumously from the shooter.
Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference Thursday morning, just hours after a shooting on the FSU campus that left the gunman dead and three students wounded.
The unidentified shooting victim was rushed to a hospital to be treated for injuries.
Rain chances will gradually increase by the end of the workweek into the weekend as Saharan dust moves out and moisture moves in.
Carlos Hugo Betancourt was detained around noon on July 8 while stopping for gas in Doral.
Ja'twan Phillips appeared in court Tuesday after being linked to a gang-related shooting that left one person dead in July 2024.
Health officials are warning the public to remain vigilant for symptoms of heat exhaustion, such as headaches, nausea, and clammy skin.
The unidentified shooting victim was rushed to a hospital to be treated for injuries.
Rain chances will gradually increase by the end of the workweek into the weekend as Saharan dust moves out and moisture moves in.
Carlos Hugo Betancourt was detained around noon on July 8 while stopping for gas in Doral.
Ja'twan Phillips appeared in court Tuesday after being linked to a gang-related shooting that left one person dead in July 2024.
Health officials are warning the public to remain vigilant for symptoms of heat exhaustion, such as headaches, nausea, and clammy skin.
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.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.