Updated: 11:27 PM Lacking funds and lagging in the polls, Republican George LeMieux on Wednesday dropped his bid for the party's nomination for the U.S. Senate and urged his party to rally behind his opponent, Congressman Connie Mack.
Posted: 2:42 PM Gov. Rick Scott's effort to remove non-citizens from voter rolls and the state's stand your ground self defense law are both overwhelmingly supported by most Florida voters, a poll shows.
Posted: 1:53 PM The Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association announced its political endorsements for the Big Bend area.
Posted: 1:28 PM Republican Candidate Bradley Maxwell today announced he received the endorsement of the Florida Medical Association (FMA) for Florida House District 9, which includes Leon County.
Posted: 12:56 PM A new poll of Florida voters shows 60% in favor of Governor Rick Scott's effort to purge potential non-citizens from the state's voter rolls.
Updated: 9:36 AM Florida Sen. Marco Rubio isn't shedding much light on Mitt Romney's search for a running mate even after the Republican presidential candidate said his campaign was checking out Rubio.
Posted: 4:38 AM Florida to feds: Let us check names on database
Posted: 9:07 PM Mitt Romney says he thinks he can win Michigan -- and that if he does, he'll win the presidency.
Posted: 7:36 PM Lobbyists are known to shower officials with lavish gifts like overseas trips, coastal golf outings and four-star hotels.
Updated: 3:00 PM A judge in Tallahassee is considering whether to dismiss a ballot challenge alleging President Barack Obama is not a "natural born citizen."
Posted: 11:12 AM Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don't plan to push replacement measures until after the fall elections or perhaps 2013.
Posted: 4:21 PM A Michigan lawmaker barred from speaking in the state House after she used the word "vagina" during a debate on an anti-abortion bill will participate in a performance of the Tony Award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues," on the state Capitol steps.
Posted: 12:42 AM Chances are you've heard the name 'Connie Mack'. It's a famous one, with roots in Major League Baseball and, then, in Florida politics. In August, Connie Mack will appear on the ballot again, but the man behind the name may not be the familiar face you're thinking of.
Updated: 1:19 PM Florida's voter registration purge headed to court this week as state and federal agencies traded lawsuits in the politically charged effort to remove ineligible voters from the critical swing state's voter rolls.
Posted: 6:08 PM President Barack Obama suddenly eased enforcement of the nation's immigration laws Friday, an extraordinary step offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work.
Posted: 3:36 PM The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that Florida’s unemployment rate continued its decline, dropping to 8.6 in May 2012 – the lowest since December 2008.
Posted: 8:41 AM Gov. Rick Scott, who said while campaigning for governor that he would require employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check immigration status, now acknowledges that requiring the agriculture industry to use it would put growers at a disadvantage.
Updated: 11:25 PM Latinos are America's fastest-growing demographic group and nowhere is the fight for their vote more intense than in swing-state Florida.
Updated: 8:59 PM Six years before he made national headlines, Gov. Rick Scott found himself being purged from voter rolls after local election officials thought he was dead.
Posted: 8:36 AM Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board members tapped a private sector CEO to lead the state-backed insurer as it tries to relinquish its role as the state's largest property insurer.
Posted: 8:30 AM Congressional Democrats from Florida will introduce legislation seeking to force states to repeal "stand your ground' laws that give those under attack more lenient treatment when they've fought back.
Posted: 9:43 PM Comedians looking for material are finding a boatload in Florida. National comedy programs and late night talk shows are mocking Governor Rick Scott and his policies. As Whitney Ray tells us, the latest came last night when Jon Stewart spent an entire segment of his show cracking jokes about Scott.
Posted: 6:19 PM This was supposed to be the year fair districts resulted in a competitive election for the Florida legislature, but almost one-third of the House and Senate were elected before the first vote was ever cast. That’s because 50 House and Senate members have no or only token opposition. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, mistakes were made.
Posted: 5:26 PM Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Walton “Fain” Poppell to the Madison County School Board.
