The son of the late Gov. Lawton Chiles and a prominent Tampa lawyer pleaded with Democratic legislators Thursday to prevent Florida's anti-tobacco trust fund from being raided to balance the state budget. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

Beleaguered House Speaker Ray Sansom could find himself before a grand jury soon. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

Progress Energy Florida said Monday that it has signed a contract to build two nuclear reactors on a 5,100-acre site in Levy County. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. According to a staff recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission, the state should adopt a "clean" standard for generating electricity, not just a "renewable" standard. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

A task force drawing on the expertise of Hillsborough County's business titans will be charged with developing job-creation strategies to help the area weather the recession, county commissioners said Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

Sen. Ronda Storms successfully advanced a proposal Wednesday to change which companies would qualify for Gov. Charlie Crist's small-business loan initiative. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

Embattled House Speaker Ray Sansom could find himself before a grand jury soon. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

Gov. Charlie Crist today appointed Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Marva L. Crenshaw to the 2nd District Court of Appeal. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

Gov. Charlie Crist is asking economic development leaders to help him persuade lawmakers to create a pilot program that would provide loans to growing businesses. ...more

January 7, 2009 |