Updated: 9:19 PM Florida's teachers won't be getting an across the board pay raise this year.

Updated: 11:32 AM Scott had made the across the board teacher pay raise one of his top priorities for the 2013 session.

Posted: 5:38 PM Governor Rick Scott sent a letter to President Obama calling on the White House to work to avoid the FAA's furlough of air controllers.

Posted: 10:29 AM ATLANTA (AP) -- A rare open Senate seat in Georgia promises a scrambled 2014 campaign that already has some Republicans quietly nervous.

Updated: 12:01 PM The Florida Bar has decided to investigate a complaint against Tallahassee Mayor John Marks.

Updated: 11:16 PM The City has reviewed the myriad of events planned for this week and weekend, as well as security plans and protocols.

Posted: 5:54 PM Florida Democrats fundraising efforts yielded more than $1.1 million during the first three months of this year.

Updated: 9:36 PM In 2011, state lawmakers rushed through massive changes to state election law while ignoring those who had to administer it. It resulted in Florida being the laughing stock of the nation when votes weren’t counted till Friday, but this time lawmakers are being careful about fixing the problems.

Posted: 10:10 PM Several bills to reduce the number of abortions in Florida are gaining momentum this legislative session. Today supporters of Planned Parenthood held a rally on the capitol steps, but as Whitney Ray tells us, instead of railing against the pro-life legislation, the group focused on the Medicaid expansion.

Posted: 8:34 PM Attacks against pregnant women would result in separate charges for the death or injury to their unborn children under a bill that has cleared a Florida Senate panel.

Updated: 2:38 PM A man brought into the country as a child on a visitor's visa has been denied a license to practice law.

Posted: 11:26 PM U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson now supports gay marriage.

Updated: 9:58 PM Florida Lt. Gov. Carroll resigns amid fallout from an internet cafe scandal.

Updated: 6:31 PM City commissioner Andrew Gillum is now hoping to be the mayor of Tallahassee. He was the youngest commissioner ever elected at just 23-years-old.

Posted: 6:00 PM Dentists and dental organizations of Florida converged on Florida's Capitol to voice their opinions about pending Medicaid expansion.

Posted: 11:28 AM Gwen Graham announced that she has filed to run for Congress in Florida's Second Congressional District, which runs across North Florida.

Updated: 10:24 PM Pharmacists around Florida say new proposals could lead to fatal prescription errors.

Updated: 10:12 PM In response to bills moving through the legislature, some groups are calling on policymakers to keep guns out of schools.

Updated: 11:33 PM Georgia has passed a bill that addresses teenagers who send naked photos to each other. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at the new legislation on sexting.

Updated: 10:17 AM A Florida state trooper who claims he's out of a job because he wrote a state lawmaker a ticket.

Posted: 10:06 AM Lawmakers typically face a daylong series of votes that continue in a chaotic rush until the clock strikes midnight.

Updated: 10:11 PM Scott has already made clear he will approve the repeal.

Updated: 10:01 PM Jim Greer was sentenced in Orlando Wednesday, more than a month after he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft and a single count of money laundering.

Updated: 11:17 PM Backers of a bill that would give parents more say in what happens to failing schools are trying to set the record straight.

Posted: 3:46 PM Emails show that orders have already gone out to pack up the office and secure state-owned computers.