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Dockery says she will file today to run for Florida governor

Republican Sen. Paula Dockery said this morning she will file papers today to run for governor. ...more

November 3, 2009

GOP rift shows in N.Y., Florida races

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a U.S. House seat in New York on Saturday. ...more

November 2, 2009

N.Y. race could foreshadow Fla. primary

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant House seat in New York on Saturday. ...more

November 1, 2009

Gambling stalemate gets dicey for state

and leaving money on the table - by balking at the new deal Gov. Charlie Crist reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to legalize increased gambling at seven casinos, including Tampa's Hard Rock. ...more

November 1, 2009

Insurgency pierces Crist's 'inevitability'

LAND O' LAKES - In the ebb and flow of politics, few qualities approach inevitability for power and influence. Whether wielded on behalf of a cause or a candidate, inevitability is the mother of all pre-emptive strikes. ...more

November 1, 2009

Progress Energy rate hike case postponed

The news this week might have electrified many Pasco customers of Progress Energy Florida - a possible rate increase has been postponed by at least a few months. ...more

October 31, 2009

PSC makes right choice

Customers of Progress Energy Florida received some welcomed news earlier this week when the Florida Public Service Commission decided to delay voting on whether to approve the electric company's proposed rate hike. ...more

October 31, 2009

Benson enters GOP attorney general race

Holly Benson, former state health care administrator, made her expected announcement Thursday that she's running for attorney general, entering a Republican primary that already includes Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and may include others soon. ...more

October 30, 2009

Council helps lift burdens of illiteracy

Last month Gov. Charlie Crist declared September Adult and Family Literacy Month. Last week was designated National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week by the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

October 30, 2009