Mike Haridopolos

TALLAHASSEE — Greetings to you and happy Friday. It's the end of a busy week in the capital city and we've got some good morning reads for you today. * The Sun-Sentinel reports that as lawmakers put the finishing touches on a destination casino...

TALLAHASSEE — It could be the biggest political interest-group slug-fest of 2012: Mega-wealthy resort casino developers who want to plant a flag in South Florida versus the Sunshine State's traditional titans of family friendly tourism. That would...

TALLAHASSEE– The last time Senate President Mike Haridopolos talked about Eric Brody, he was near tears. “He deserved better,” said the senate president, not long after an 11th hour standoff between the House and Senate ended the 2011...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate budget-writers are getting a sober debriefing from one of the state's top economists on the budgetary outlook for the next year or so. The bottom line (with the mother of all caveats): the state's economy, and tax...

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...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Thursday that even though Florida is facing a potential $2 billion budget shortfall next year, one place the state won't be turning to plug the gap is imposing taxes on online sales....

A group of Republican elected officials is coming together to demand that Senate President Mike Haridopolos take disciplinary action against Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, for comments he made last week cautioning against the creation of a Hispanic-...

TALLAHASSEE– More than a hundred lobbyists throughout the state's capital city yesterday were waiting on one thing — the destination casino bill. It's finally here and we have stories on that, Connie Mack's decision to enter the U.S. Senate...

Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, and Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, have filed their destination casino bill that is sure to bring plenty of lobbyists and campaign donations to the state capital. The bill, which will be one of the most hotly contested...

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&#...

Two more Hispanic Democrats — including  Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando — have called on Senate President Mike Haridopolos to remove Lake County Republican Sen. Alan Hays from the Committee on Reapportionment. Hays, at a committee meeting two...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, who in a surprise move dropped out of the U.S. Senate race over the summer, announced to reporters Wednesday that he is endorsing U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, for Senate. Haridopolos...