It was early, and there was plenty of parking when the candidate pulled her white Ford Explorer up in front of the Tropicana in Ybor City on an unusually cold March morning. ...more

March 10, 2010

As lieutenant governor of Florida, part of my responsibilities is overseeing the Governor's Office of Drug Control. Together with the Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council, we use a three-pronged statewide strategy of prevention, treatment and law enforcement to limit the devastation to families and communities. ...more

February 15, 2010

We were reminded this week that Charlie Crist is still the governor of Florida. ...more

February 5, 2010

Former Gov. Bob Martinez of Tampa has been named a "Great Floridian" as part of a program that seeks to recognize people who have made major contributions to the state. ...more

March 20, 2009

In its recent anniversary issue, the New Yorker magazine took a look at the state of affairs here in Florida. Apparently there is nothing amiss in the Empire State worthy of note. So it declares things here a real mess, thanks to the collapse of the real estate market. While it told of some foreclosure hardship tales from southwestern Florida, the ground zero of the devastation, according to the New Yorker, is good old Pasco County. ...more

February 11, 2009

Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. ...more

January 6, 2009

WASHINGTON - Another President Bush? ...more

January 5, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist fielded questions from reporters today about his upcoming wedding, his recent meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, and more. ...more

December 3, 2008

Yet another bank is to be "bailed out," namely CitiCorp. ...more

November 26, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum has written to federal authorities asking them to force the Seminoles to stop offering gaming at their casinos that is illegal elsewhere in Florida. ...more

September 19, 2008