Gov. Scott Appoints New Judge To Miami-Dade County Court
While in The Villages to sign the state budget, Governor Rick Scott made another important decision to make: appointing a new judge to the Miami-Dade County Court.
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While in The Villages to sign the state budget, Governor Rick Scott made another important decision to make: appointing a new judge to the Miami-Dade County Court.
Being a former health care executive, and wanting to bring more jobs to the state, would make one think Governor Rick Scott would champion higher education and health care. But based on his line-item vetoes, those are near the bottom of his priorities list.
Florida Governor Rick Scott will sign the new Florida budget Thursday afternoon. But while Scott is trying to sell his new budget as a "jobs budget," poll numbers show that Florida voters have soured on both Scott and his self-proclaimed "jobs budget."
Governor Rick Scott claimed to be the jobs governor and a man of the people when he took office in January. After failing to create jobs, cutting jobs, and passing drastic cuts in his first budget, it's safe to say the people are sick of Rick Scott.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is set to sign the new Florida budget Thursday afternoon in the Villages. While Scott is touting it as a jobs budget, the public is not buying what he's selling.
Not that anyone was asking him, but Florida GOP Governor Rick Scott told reporters that he will not be running from president in 2012.
Miami-Dade County mayoral candidate Marcelo Llorente's lawsuit to reinstate early voting on Sunday was rejected by Judge Barbara Areces late Friday afternoon.
In just five days, Miami-Dade voters will be casting ballots for a new mayor. Some voters though may be in for a big surprise.
An attorney for a Miami-Dade Mayoral candidate made his case before a judge Thursday morning as to why early voting hours should be restored for this Sunday.
The nearly two thousand attendees at the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in Ft. Lauderdale will hear from the governor himself and the director of the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.
Travelers visiting Florida will get a personal welcome from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott has defended spending $8,800 to put his name on highway signs welcoming travelers to Florida.
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed an insurance 'reform' bill Tuesday that will allow insurance companies to raise rates, in some cases, without government intervention.
Florida schools may be trading in heavy textbooks for high tech tomes under a budget proposal approved by lawmakers Monday.
Gov. Rick Scott has filed papers with the Florida Supreme Court urging the justices to reject a challenge to his takeover of agency rulemaking authority.
Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign major Medicaid reform into law after the legislature passed it this weekend.
While companies have started to pick up their hiring in 2011, in South Florida, if you're waiting to find your perfect, full-time job with great benefits, good luck.
Violent criminals who violate probation could be held without bond pending a probation violation hearing under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Rick Scott during a vigil at the Fort Myers Police Department to honor fallen officers.
Highly partisan bills limiting abortions are now headed to the desk of Governor Rick Scott, who is expected to sign both.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday called the death of Osama Bin Laden a "great victory for Americans and for freedom-loving people worldwide."
The GOP-led Florida Senate passed a powerless piece of legislation Monday that would prohibit Floridians from being required to purchase health insurance.
The bill that could spell the end of greyhound racing in the Sunshine State cleared the Senate Friday but an amendment is sending it right back to the House.
Florida's insurance carrier of last resort may be on its last legs if Gov. Rick Scott has his way, according to a published report.
The Florida House voted 116-1 Thursday in favor of a bill that cracks down on so-called 'pill mills' which supply prescription painkillers to addicts and drug dealers.
Governor Rick Scott has named Ananth Prasad, a professional engineer with years of experience with the state, has been named secretary of the Department of Transportation late Monday, according to the News Service of Florida.
Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 11.1 percent in March, down from 11.5 percent in February and the lowest it's been since November of last year, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team says minor flooding is possible as heavy rain and thunderstorms move through.
All of Broward, most of Miami-Dade, and the Upper Keys are under a marginal risk for isolated flash flooding on Thursday.
George Pino is facing charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection to the September 2022 boat crash.
The U.S. military said it struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men, the day after it said a similar strike killed one man and left two survivors.
Dolphins running back De'Von Achane is only entering his fourth season in the NFL, but he's already one of the veteran leaders in Miami.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team says minor flooding is possible as heavy rain and thunderstorms move through.
All of Broward, most of Miami-Dade, and the Upper Keys are under a marginal risk for isolated flash flooding on Thursday.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
George Pino is facing charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection to the September 2022 boat crash.
The U.S. military said it struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men, the day after it said a similar strike killed one man and left two survivors.
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.
A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.
The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.
FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.
More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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 American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.