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By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The EPA has agreed to a one-month delay in imposing controversial pollution standards for freshwater lakes, rivers and streams in Florida. U.S.  Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., requested the delay to...

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON –   Florida Republicans in Congress lashed out on Wednesday at a proposed EPA rule designed to limit phosphorous and nitrogen in the state’s freshwater lakes, streams and springs. ...

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON –  Social Security recipients won’t get a raise next year because of a formula for calculating cost-of-living adjustments that was first implemented in 1975. But that hasn’t stopped f...

With the ascendancy of Republicans to every statewide office that was up for election this year, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is the last Democrat standing. And as Mark K. Matthews wrote last week, Republicans are already jockeying to run against him. Among...

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, on Friday joined the critics of the Transportation Security Administration's policies on body pat downs and full body scans at airports. ???Passengers are angry, and they should be. Full-body pat-downs and explicit...

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — South Florida Congressman Tom Rooney on Friday joined a chorus of critics who say pat-downs and full-body scans at airports are too intrusive. “Passengers are angry, and they should be,â€...

There were no jackpot winners in either Powerball or Lotto Wednesday night, but someone in Florida used Power Play to become Florida's latest Powerplay millionaire. According to the Florida Lottery, the ticket was purchased at Kana Raceway in Pensa...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible candidate for president, is the keynote speaker for the Palm Beach County Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner. Gingrich was in Palm Beach County last month. Here's what he did and said. The county's......

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — A dozen Florida Republicans led by Congressman Tom Rooney pressured Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson on Wednesday to vote for big spending cutbacks to rein in the federal deficit. They were talking...

Although this information comes from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in South Florida, the information applies to all of Florida's East Coast. Brevard and Volusia counties are particularly attractive to sea turtles: Sea turtle nesting season has begun on...

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — National Democrats launched an ad campaign on Tuesday attacking six Florida Republicans who voted for a budget plan that would transform Medicare into something more like a voucher system. The ads...

By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Leaders of  the Florida Realtors urged members of Congress on Friday to pressure banks and other lenders to quickly accept “short sales” of homes to help prevent the spread of...