Life Without Parole
Posted: 2:03 PM The state Senate has approved legislation which would allow prosecutors to seek life without parole against convicted killers without first pursuing the death penalty.
Posted: 2:03 PM The state Senate has approved legislation which would allow prosecutors to seek life without parole against convicted killers without first pursuing the death penalty.
Updated: 4:20 PM Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has emerged from jail after serving a 99-day sentence.
Posted: 1:29 PM The Georgia Senate has approved a transportation funding plan that would allow residents to boost their sales tax by one cent to pay for road, transit and light rail projects.
Posted: 1:25 PM Gov. Charlie Crist is assuring the sports industry he will do what he can to make sure it stays healthy.
Updated: 11:34 PM The Healthy Start Coalition is going after companies that sell cheap smokes in Florida.
Posted: 11:04 PM Governor Charlie Crist isn’t ruling out a run at the US Senate.
Posted: 9:06 PM Florida Residents may be getting a higher stimulus than Governor Crist requested.
Posted: 8:53 PM Rep. Ray Sansom has step down due to criticism and Republicans are now looking for a new speaker.
Updated: 8:27 PM Tallahassee Commissioners gear up to compete for money from the federal stimulus plan.
Posted: 11:51 PM Florida health and labor advocacy groups are calling on U.S. Senator Mel Martinez to break party lines and vote for the economic stimulus package.
Updated: 10:40 AM Embattled Speaker Ray Sansom announced his temporary resignation as leader of the Florida House.
Updated: 5:11 PM Speaker Sansom quits post under pressure.
Posted: 10:27 PM Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that he has issued a subpoena to State Farm Florida Insurance Company (State Farm Florida) requesting detailed information about the company’s Florida property insurance policyholders.
Posted: 9:44 PM Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on his own.
Posted: 9:07 PM Georgia House lawmakers are expected to soon consider a pair of bills that could forever change how they pay their property tax.
Posted: 9:05 PM A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court says law enforcement agencies can be sued over "safety checks'' that go bad.
Posted: 9:01 PM The Florida Supreme Court says two proposals designed to prevent political favoritism in redistricting can go on the 2010 ballot if sponsors collect enough signatures.
Updated: 7:28 PM Open U.S. Senate seats are a rarity. Mel Martinez decided against a second term two months ago, yet the lack of big name candidates stepping up is a surprise.
Updated: 6:04 PM The Illinois Senate has voted unanimously to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.
Posted: 12:16 AM People who opposed a proposed biomass plant in Tallahassee still showed up to a public hearing even though the plant idea has been abandoned.
Posted: 10:56 PM Our first installment of "One on One with Triston Sanders" features Prince Charles Napoleon of France.
Posted: 8:47 AM House to vote on President Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan.
Posted: 2:28 AM The Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting applications to fill a vacancy for circuit judge.
Updated: 9:29 AM Florida state Senator Dan Gelber enters U.S. Senate race.
Posted: 3:05 PM Governor Crist signs a deficit-elimination package.
