Committee OKs Internet Café Regulations But Not Ban
A Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would regulate Internet cafés, and rebuffed a proposed ban on the hundreds of businesses that critics compare to "storefront casinos.''
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A Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would regulate Internet cafés, and rebuffed a proposed ban on the hundreds of businesses that critics compare to "storefront casinos.''
With less than two weeks to go until the Florida primary, Kenneth Detzner has been tapped by Governor Rick Scott to replace outgoing Secretary of State Kurt Browning.
Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet members will get an update Wednesday on Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s efforts to shrink their liability risk and size.
State economists said Thursday that there should be modest growth in tax collections this year, but not nearly enough to make a difference with the state's nearly $2 billion deficit.
The gavel slammed in the name of the Everglades on Thursday.
Secretary of State Kurt Browning has done it again. On Wednesday he announced he was stepping down as the state's top election official. Browning however said he will remain in office until the completion of Florida's presidential primary on Jan. 31.
Florida Governor Rick Scott delivered his annual state of the state speech Tuesday morning where he promised to work on jobs, education, and auto insurance fraud in the coming months.
Governor Rick Scott's job approval rating inched up in the latest poll to his best numbers yet, but he's still not batting .500.
The 2012 Florida Legislative session begins in earnest Tuesday, but, it may be a lean year for many major policy changes as candidates begin their push for re-election.
Barry University Political Science Professor Sean Foreman joined Eliott Rodriguez recently for a taping of "News & Views".
Do you have an idea how to lure big businesses who provide good paying jobs to Florida? Well, the governor wants to hear from you.
For the third time since becoming governor. Rick Scott has signed the death warrant of a Florida killer convicted of murdering a woman and throwing her body into Tampa Bay more than 30 years ago.
The Florida GOP Primary continues to look like it may crown the eventual GOP nominee before Super Tuesday. But, don't expect Governor Rick Scott to help a candidate out with an endorsement.
The Florida A&M University board of trustees approved a plan on a 9-1 vote Monday to deal with the aftermath of the death of Robert Champion in a hazing incident.
There was Rick Scott who took over the Florida Governor's office, the end of the space shuttle program and of course, the Gulf oil spill. Which story do you think made the number one spot as Florida's top story of the year?
More than 100-thousand jobs are expected to be created in Florida in the next few years - all because of a construction project underway in Central America the expansion of the Panama Canal.
Gov. Rick Scott is going into his second legislative session with the same priorities — creating jobs and making the state more business friendly — but this time around his goals are more realistic.
The Florida A&M student whose death last month has uncovered a culture of hazing with the school's famed marching band had extensive bleeding in his back and right shoulder.
Florida had the second best year among all the states in terms of reducing unemployment over the last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week.
Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that he would like to see a bill return that would give him more say in who he can appoint to the judicial bench.
While Gov. Rick Scott has said in the past that he does not want the state's budget to rely on more gambling, he would like lawmakers to increase ticket sales of the Florida Lottery to boost money for schools.
As 2011 draws to a close, Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to address a pair of issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
The state of Florida will take its case against President Barack Obama's health care reform law before the Supreme Court from March 26th through March 28th.
The Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University could decide as early as Monday if they will comply with Gov. Rick Scott's request and suspend school President James Ammons while authorities investigate the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion.
