Andy Gardiner

The Florida Senate has begun taking up some of the abortion bills that passed the House yesterday. First up: A measure, HB 97, that prohibits the sale of insurance policies covering abortions if they are offered through a health-insurance exchange that...

More than 200 protesters rallied outside Orlando’s chamber of commerce building downtown Tuesday night to denounce Gov. Rick Scott and local GOP state lawmakers who they say took part in “the most anti-middle class Legislature in Florida...

If a driver blasts straight through a red light, or even if he turns left, the camera evidence used by many cities in Florida is usually pretty clear cut: In court, the hearing officer, defendant and others watch a still picture projected overhead just...

TALLAHASSEE — Whoops. Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, has put out a statement thanking Gov. Rick Scott for signing a heavily lobbied insurance bill that among other changes, will allow insurers to raise rates up to 15 percent to cover their...

I just got back from the Seminole County legislative delegation's annual meeting with local government and community leaders tonight, and one plea was repeated several times:    Back off. School district, county and city officials agreed that the...

Late last week, Gov. Rick Scott blindsided tens of thousands of disabled Floridians and their caregivers by signing an executive order to immediately cut their funding. Yet that very same day, the governor made time for a photo op — for the Special...

(An earlier version of this column had an incorrect title for Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner.) Today, we continue looking at foolish bills your legislators have filed in Tallahassee — and highlight some good ones. Let's start with a real...

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer leads Orlando Magazine's most powerful list this year, riding the success of landing rail for Central Florida, while term-limited County Mayor Rich Crotty drops five spots to No. 6 on the annual rankings. The other top politicos...

Friday's column looked at Tallahassee's too-cozy relationship between utility regulators and the utility execs they are allegedly regulating. In the past few months, legislators have booted off two potential watchdogs who had vowed to side with average...

Pressure is intensifying on newly independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign or veto a controversial 11th-hour bill passed by the Legislature that opponents argue makes it more difficult for women seeking abortions. On Thursday, Planned...