Dean Cannon

Call me crazy, but I'm betting Gov. Rick Scott's going to support SunRail, the 61-mile commuter-rail system for Central Florida. I could be flat-out wrong, but here's part of my reasoning. If Scott were operating in a vacuum — and, granted,  he...

The federal judge in Miami who's hearing a lawsuit over implementation of the Fair Districts amendments can expect a crowded courtroom, as the Florida Democratic Party and five Democratic state legislators become the latest group seeking to intervene in...

House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, wants some decorum on the floor of the House of Representatives this year — and he's sent a memo to his 119 members spelling out rules of behavior. Among other things, it says questions are appropriate...

State House Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, is set to be Speaker of the House from 2012 to 2014, after a House Republican majority voted Monday to elevate the 31-year-old lawmaker to Speaker Designate. That means he will serve as Speaker Dean...

By Kathleen Haughney, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — A day after House Speaker Dean Cannon called on lawmakers to kill a prescription drug database meant to track people who purchase narcotics from “pill mills,” one of his top...

TALLLAHASSEE – One of the problems the Florida House has with judges is they apparently get re-elected too often. Because Florida Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges stand for “merit retention” after they are appointed by the...

More protesters converged on Tallahassee, Wednesday, this time to oppose HB 7005 that is is up for a vote by the Florida House of Representatives. The bill would reduce unemployment compensation for workers, cutting benefits from 26 to 20 weeks. Several...

Day 2 of the Florida legislative session saw the Florida Senate advance a plan to impose a less-contentious merit-pay plan for teachers than the version vetoed by former Gov. Charlie Crist last year. The full Senate is expected to pass the plan Thursday,...

Immediately after his chamber approved legislation to cut unemployment benefits and pass the savings on to businesses, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, weighs in to praise the plan and call on the Senate — which has so far shown little...

In their zeal to slash red tape this spring, Florida lawmakers are going so far that they that they have begun making even the state's businesses nervous. A committee in the Florida House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled and approved a sweeping plan...

Florida House Republicans keep striking back at former Gov. Charlie Crist, even though he’s been out of office for more than two months. The House State Affairs committee Friday has recommended that the full House override Crist’s veto of...

TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Dean Cannon sent a memo to members Monday outlining the budget “allocations” for committees that will start drafting next year's spending plans. The documents offer a first glimpse into how many state...