Posted: 2:59 PM Illinois Supreme Court states the Secretary of State doesn't need to sign Roland Burris' appointment to validate it.

Updated: 2:54 PM Fla. Senate approves Gov. Charlie Crist's $10 million pilot program aimed at encouraging business expansion with low-interest loans.

Updated: 2:10 PM The Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented step in state history.

Updated: 7:10 PM President George W. Bush is urging President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic-led Congress not to abandon the No Child Left Behind law.

Posted: 7:02 PM An appeals court has ruled that the federal government cannot hold sex offenders in custody beyond the end of their prison sentences.

Posted: 6:18 PM The family of a 23-year-old woman killed in a botched police drug operation joined lawmakers in announcing they'll push for a law to better protect confidential informants like their daughter.

Updated: 6:16 PM Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a dinner raising money for a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.

Posted: 6:06 PM The Florida House is debating a budget-reduction package that includes nearly $1 billion in spending cuts for schools, health care and other state functions.

Posted: 3:16 PM President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.

Posted: 2:37 PM Florida's presidential primary scheduling fiasco has been settled for months, but upset state Democratic party activists still want a federal court to rebuke the national party for stripping the state of its delegates.

Posted: 6:47 PM President-Elect Barack Obama met with President Bush and three former Presidents today.

Posted: 12:52 PM Obama names Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer.

Posted: 12:48 PM President-elect Barack Obama meets with the current President and three others for lunch.

Updated: 9:26 AM Budget deficit reduction is taking on a partisan tone in the Florida Legislature.

Posted: 9:13 AM Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez.

Posted: 8:51 AM Fla. Congressman Asks Pelosi To Move House Votes For Championship Football Game

Posted: 11:57 PM A full page newspaper ad calls on Florida's governor to seek a special prosecutor to look at the Speaker Ray Sansom case.

Posted: 7:53 PM The no new taxes mantra of the GOP leadership in Tallahassee appears to be cracking under the weight of massive budget cuts that will affect real people. It now is looking more like "when" than "if" for a cigarette or other tax increase.

Updated: 3:21 PM The shortfall in Florida's state coffers... could windup giving a windfall to Tallahassee businesses.

Posted: 7:10 PM Florida Lawmakers were in Tallahassee Monday night after finishing day one of a 12-day special legislative session. Lawmakers must cut 2.3 billion dollars from the state budget or come up with new revenue sources. Surprisingly, only a few fees are expected to rise.

Posted: 3:00 PM Obama says the economy is "bad and getting worse."

Posted: 2:00 PM Legislators are working on a $2.3 billion budget deficit.

Updated: 1:52 PM Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom resigns from his position at Northwest Florida State College.

Posted: 11:24 PM Officials say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's access to classified federal security information.

Updated: 9:04 PM Obama plans to meet with congressional leaders to put finishing touches on recovery plan