Over the last two weeks since the tragic events in Tucson there has been a great deal of commentary at the national level on the scope and nature of our public discourse. Some of it has been ...

Florida Republican Congressman Connie Mack, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, called for greater cooperation with Mexico to combat the flow of illegal drugs and to stem ...

Workforce training in science and technology fields would get $30 million from Gov. Rick Scott in the latest snapshot of his upcoming legislative budget request. Scott, who is to roll out his ...

President Barack Obama may be an excellent communicator but he faces a serious challenge in that department from incoming U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, argued a prominent communications expert on Wednesday.

From his perches on the Natural Resources and Foreign Affairs committees, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. David Rivera is drilling into Cubas plans to explore for energy.

Hinkle last fall sided with the Seminoles, saying designated-player games had violated state law that prohibits pari-mutuels from conducting banked card games. In his 36-page ruling, Hinkle ...

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a polling firm with connections to Democrats, released a poll Tuesday that showed Ohio will be a battleground, even though President Barack Obama currently leads the ...

A flurry oflawsuits is expected as the new aspects of Floridas personal injury protection auto insurance reform take hold. Measures designed to eliminate the rampant fraud that has used the system ...

But the numbers also contained a subtle shift in the Latino population. In 2000, Puerto Ricans and Mexicans accounted for a total of about 5.3 percent of the states population, according to the U ...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 1076, ensuring, he said, that Florida students are prepared for college and careers and have the necessary skills to compete for jobs in a competitive ...

Little noted but equally culpable were House Republican leaders who just ran out the clock on HB 7089, a tougher E-Verify and enforcement measure authored by Rep. Will Snyder. In a session-ending ...

The man who heads Gov. Rick Scotts efforts to recruit businesses to Florida received a $70,000 bonus on Thursday. The Enterprise Florida Inc. board approved the bonus for Gray Swoope, who receives ...