Political Reality Hitting Budget Battles
The battle over the budgets is pitting party against party and causing intraparty fights as Democrats and Republicans cut the budget, except in their district.
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The battle over the budgets is pitting party against party and causing intraparty fights as Democrats and Republicans cut the budget, except in their district.
A bill released by lawmakers Thursday proposes moving millions of low-income Floridians to HMO-style health plans and limits how much the state will spend on the program.
The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2011 football schedule for its member teams and for the first time since 1991, Florida State and Miami will not play their game until November.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is a taking a cue from Las Vegas and putting 'pit bosses' in its eight DMV offices in an effort to speed up service.
The Seminoles had a bittersweet victory over the Cavaliers Saturday when they won the game 63-56, but lost a top player to a fractured foot.
As legislators begin the arduous process of dissecting Governor Rick Scott's budget, agencies like Farm Share are left wondering if they will have enough money to continue their mission.
Florida's governor broke with tradition in a couple of ways Monday when he unveiled his first budget recommendations.
Homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments may be able to get a helping hand from Uncle Sam.
While their motto may be "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there", the insurer isn't being very 'neighborly' in its latest request to the state.
In an effort to curtail a potentially dangerous situation before it begins, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has temporarily banned a synthetic designer drug which is commonly labeled as "bath salts".
Florida's automobile insurance rates are among the highest in the nation and experts say fraudulent claims drive up the price hurting everyone's pocketbooks.
The state's insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance, has reversed course again for property owners whose homes contain toxic Chinese drywall.
Governor Rick Scott is giving you the opportunity to ask him a question – as long as you can do it in 140 characters or less.
A Florida senator has proposed loosening the state's current gun law by allowing licensed gun owners to openly wear their handguns in public view.
A Florida State University student was killed, a second person injured, when rifle accidentally went off at an off-campus apartment.
Former state Senator Rod Smith has been tapped to lead Florida's Democratic Party. A former prosecutor from the Gainesville area, Smith will replace former Congresswoman Karen Thurman.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
The Florida Parole Commission has granted a conditional release to a 27-year old woman who is dying of cancer at a South Florida hospital.
Florida Governor Rick Scott took the oath of office shortly after noon Tuesday and spent the majority of his inauguration speech pledging to make Florida the most business-friendly state
Governor-elect Rick Scott is ready to celebrate. In less than 24 hours, Scott will take the Oath of Office and be sworn in as Florida's 45th Governor.
The celebrations are underway in Tallahassee as Rick Scott prepares take the oath to become Florida's 45th governor.
Those long lines at your local DMV office are about to get even longer since teens will no longer be able to take their learner permit tests online.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of holiday cash.
Miami's own Wansley Walters has been asked to lead the state's Department of Juvenile Justice.
Despite the fact that Florida hasn't suffered any damage from a major hurricane in the last five years, homeowners can expect insurance rate increases.
As of Saturday, AAA reported Florida's average diesel fuel price at $5.54 a gallon.
The child was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a trauma alert, according to fire officials.
The man riding the e-bike was rushed to the hospital by the Coral Springs Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry said the gunman took hostages and spoke to negotiators for 40 minutes before he was shot dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
As of Saturday, AAA reported Florida's average diesel fuel price at $5.54 a gallon.
The child was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a trauma alert, according to fire officials.
The man riding the e-bike was rushed to the hospital by the Coral Springs Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
Officials urged drivers to move over or slow down as crews worked to clear the scene.
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 order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
Sources close to Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas tell CBS News neither is planning to retire this year.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.