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

November 3, 2009

Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. ...more

July 31, 2009

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will announce his 2010 political plans Tuesday, and the head of the state Republican Party said Sunday that he thinks Crist would run for U.S. Senate instead of seeking another gubernatorial term. ...more

May 11, 2009

The Army said Wednesday it opened an inquiry into whether federal laws were broken when nearly two dozen soldiers were sent to a south Alabama town after 11 people died in a shooting spree last week. ...more

March 18, 2009

With an unlikely ally at his side - Republican Gov. Charlie Crist - Barack Obama made his first Florida appearance as president Tuesday to push his economic stimulus plan, the first major legislative test of his administration. ...more

February 11, 2009

TAMPA Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio faces a tough political task if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate: build a local political base into a statewide campaign in one of the nation's largest states. ...more

February 1, 2009

Two of the best-known potential candidates for Florida's 2010 U.S. Senate race, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, both announced Wednesday that they won't run for the seat. ...more

January 29, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who says she's considering a U.S. Senate race, is contemplating a tough political transition: Building from a local political base to a statewide campaign, in one of the nation's largest states. Iorio can count on some advantages in that task, including a reputation for non-partisan competence. But some of her advantages will also be disadvantages. ...more

January 28, 2009

Although the Florida Legislature slashed budgets for schools, children's health care and living assistance for the elderly in its recent special session, it ignored a couple of easy fixes - loopholes in corporate tax law - that could have produced revenue to avoid some of the worst cuts. ...more

January 22, 2009

While the Florida Legislature slashed budgets for schools, children's health care and living assistance for the elderly in its recent special session, it ignored a couple of easy fixes – loopholes in corporate tax law -- that could have produced revenue to avoid some of the worst cuts. ...more

January 21, 2009