Sarasota County won’t be joining the multi-district lawsuit against the state’s recently-passed, controversial education package, HB 7069. In a unanimous vote held Tuesday evening, the Sarasota County ...

The continuing saga of the Tampa Bay Times’ ethics "challenges" inveigled its way into a St. Petersburg City Council race when the newspaper jettisoned its equal-time rule to protect the relationship ...

"For the People" might be the slogan of John Morgan's law firm, but John Morgan and his family certainly don't act like any common person they represent. While they outwardly state they're not for the ...

On Wednesday, Pastor Jack Martin launched a bid for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., who is retiring from Congress after three terms. Martin kicked off his ...

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, accused in a class-action lawsuit of rigging the 2016 Democratic primary in favor of Hillary Clinton, was cleared of fraud in a Miami federal court last ...

From a desk in Tallahassee topped by a lamp with the leering alligator head of his alma mater printed on its shade, Jay Schleuning works long hours to keep Florida Chamber of Commerce members informed ...

A Florida congressman launched a bill this week to pull the plug on congressional pensions. U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., starting his second term in Congress, unveiled the End Pensions in Congress ...

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is bringing back his proposal to allow local municipalities to purchase sand from foreign counties to help fight beach erosion. Back at the start of 2017, Rubio, U.S.

Named to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this month as he began his second term, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced on Tuesday he will serve on five of its subcommittees. Rubio ...

With 13 school districts challenging the constitutionality of Florida's new “schools of hope” law, the State Board of Education on Wednesday used the law to select 11 low-performing public schools to ...

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Howard M. Maltz, of St. Johns, as judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit Court and Elizabeth A. Scherer, of Fort Lauderdale, to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court. Maltz, 51, is ...

Bob Butterworth has worn a lot of hats. He's been a judge, a prosecutor, a law-school dean and the Broward County sheriff. As Florida's four-term attorney general, he helped lead multistate litigation ...