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TALLAHASSEE — House Democratic Leader designate Perry Thurston, D-Plantation called on House Speaker Dean Cannon to hold legislative hearings on the “stand your ground” law that has been spotlighted in the Trayvon Martin case. Here's a...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Democrats and the Fair District coalition of voting-rights groups asked a Leon County judge Wednesday to block new congressional districts from taking effect in this year’s elections, the latest salvo in a multi-pronged...

Gov. Rick Scott, in town for a ceremonial signing of his state budget, had a full slate of events in central Florida, Wednesday, doing interviews at several local media outlets, including a meeting with the editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel. After...

In today's Friday Files, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi strikes back against the former investigators who say Bondi's office ousted them for too aggressively going after fraudulent — and deep-pocketed — foreclosure firms in this state....

It's alive! Citizen activism and public interest, that is. When Florida legislators swung through town this week, hundreds of Central Floridians poured into the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre to demand that politicians treat them, their money and...

TALLAHASSEE – Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was being facetious when she described her meandering congressional district stretching from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Sanford and the outskirts of Orlando as the "most popular" in America. But...

Space Florida, the state agency that promotes space business in Florida, has a new board of directors freshly appointed by Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders and led by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. Space Florida announced the new board this afternoon....

TALLAHASSEE — Longtime political hand Andy Palmer is leaving his job as executive director of the Republican Party of Florida later this month to join the law/lobbying firm of Metz, Husband and Daugthon, the RPOF has announced. The firm's clients...

By Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel SANFORD – Ousted Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer today refiled his suit against the state party, this time upping the ante, saying he plans to seek $5 million in damages. Just like before, it alleges the party and...

USF President Judy Genshaft denies blocking UCF from Big East and BCS...

TALLAHASSEE– Rep. Luis Garcia, D-Miami, sent a public letter to Senate President Mike Haridopolos and House Speaker Dean Cannon, criticizing Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, for remarks he made at a redistricting meeting over illegal immigrants. Hays...

Hispanic members of the Legislature have been complaining loudly about Sen. Alan Hays' remarks two weeks ago at a redistricting meeting when he cautioned against the creation of a Hispanic-majority district and said that many “Hispanic-speaking&#...