Mike Fasano

Florida legislators Wednesday held the first in a series of hearings on proposals to tighten ethics rules for the Public Service Commission — including legislation to restrict communication between agency staffers and the utilities they regulate....

In the past few days, Republican U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite has been called everything from dirty and disloyal to underhanded and dishonest. And that's just by members of her own party. They're right. But in looking at the big picture, Brown-Waite's...

By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Supporters of Gov. Charlie Crist are taking steps to armor his independent U.S. Senate campaign against an expected massive spending campaign by the national Democratic and Republican...

State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, hasn't even taken over as president of the Florida Senate — there's the slight formality of an election season to go through first — but he's already making noises as if he were planning to take...

The state's top law enforcement agency is investigating the Florida Public Service Commission, after complaints alleged PSC staff and officials had improper relationships with the utilities they regulate. State legislators and other officials on...

By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate budget conferees finally huddled Monday after weekend plans to launch discussions collapsed amid a dispute over how to spend $880 million in Medicaid money that may arrive...

"The Magnificent Seven" -- Appropriation Chairs who signed the pledge State Sen. Carey Baker -- General Government State Sen. Mike Fasano -- Transportation and Economic Development State Rep. Rich Glorioso -- Transportation and Economic Development...

By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee bureau: Senate Republican President-designate Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, has turned to the man he ousted from the job to serve in the powerful post of rules chairman. Atwater's office announced Thursday that Miami...