Final Push By Republicans For Scott
Florida Republicans contended Saturday they are ready for the November election.
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Florida Republicans contended Saturday they are ready for the November election.
The Republican Governors Association has chipped in $8.5 million this summer toward Gov. Rick Scott's re-election effort.
A legislative committee approved a report that projects a surplus in the budget year that starts in July.
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to speed up a case about whether Michael Pizzi should be reinstated as the Mayor of Miami Lakes after being acquitted of federal corruption charges.
Jim sits down for an extended one-on-one interview with Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Jim and the Florida congresswoman cover a variety of topics including the murder of Miami journalist Steven Sotloff and the intensifying ISIS threat, and the upcoming Florida governor's race.
Each year approximately 41,000 children are reported as missing in the state of Florida. As a tribute to the thousands of law enforcement officers and volunteers who spend their time trying to find them, Governor Rick Scott officially declared September 8th as "Florida Missing Children's Day."
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist is trying to win his old job back—but this time as a Democrat.
Former President Bill Clinton is in town tonight stumping for the former Republican Governor Charlie Crist.
With only 60 days left before elections, both of the candidates for governor were in South Florida Thursday.
The state may have the money needed for the budget, but maybe not enough to do Gov. Rick Scott is promising on the campaign trail.
With a little more than two months to go before Election Day, a new poll reveals, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has a 5-point lead over his Democratic rival Charlie Crist.
Local leaders are reacting to the newly released video which purports to show the beheading of U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff.
Jim interviews Jennifer Carroll, the state's former lieutenant governor, to discuss her new tell-all book and her newfound perspective on her former boss Gov. Rick Scott.
With just about two months to go until the general election, the bitter and expensive race to be Florida's next governor is kicking into gear.
Good news for Florida drivers. Beginning Monday, September 1st, it's now cheaper to register your vehicle in the state.
Republicans have had control of the Florida Legislature and governor's office since 1999 and have used their power to restrict abortions, loosen gun laws, strip state workers of benefits, allow private school vouchers and enact a slew of other policy changes that Democrats opposed but could do nothing to stop.
Proposed tax cuts if re-elected will be Governor Rick Scott's focus as he begins a two week, 28-city, campaign swing. The tour began Monday. Scott announced the tax cut proposals last week.
Former President Bill Clinton plans to stump for Florida governor candidate Charlie Crist next week.
A rollback in vehicle-registration fees, the key part of a $500 million package of tax and fee cuts approved this spring, kicks in Monday as Gov. Rick Scott starts to campaign for a new round of tax cuts.
There's a lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking going on right now about Charlie Crist's comfortable defeat Tuesday of Democratic gubernatorial combatant Nan Rich.
The next stop for a group of wealthy opponents of a proposed Miami-to-Orlando passenger rail service is a meeting with officials behind the private venture.
Now that the dust from the August Primary has settled, key members of the state's Democratic party are beginning to rally the proverbial troops in a run up to the November election.
Normally, this would be the point where Gov. Rick Scott would turn his attention to former Gov. Charlie Crist, the newly approved Democratic nominee. After a primary season that was merely a formality for Scott, and only marginally less so for Crist, the incumbent Republican would unleash his financial advantage on his Democratic challenger.
Coming off a landslide win over former state Democratic leader Nan Rich in the August Primary, former Gov. Charlie Crist now turns his full attention to beating Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
The August Primary has set up a major show down for the Governor's office. Former Governor Charlies Crist defeated former state Senate Democratic leader Nan Rich in a landslide.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
Police said the 3-year-old girl died four days after getting her head stuck.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Justin Fountain, 31, of Palm Coast, faces several charges including aggravated stalking, extortion and hindering communication.
The strong onshore breeze is leading to a dangerous high risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches today through Saturday.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
Police said the 3-year-old girl died four days after getting her head stuck.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Justin Fountain, 31, of Palm Coast, faces several charges including aggravated stalking, extortion and hindering communication.
The strong onshore breeze is leading to a dangerous high risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches today through Saturday.
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 Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
President Trump is taking issue with recent reports of significant U.S. munitions shortages due to the war with Iran.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz in a 51 to 44 vote.
Iran and Oman are close to agreeing on new arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, but not for a full reopening of the vital waterway, Iran's state news agency says.
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.