Private property insurers should be able to absorb the million-plus policyholders State Farm will orphan if the company withdraws from the market, a state regulator said Tuesday. ...more

February 4, 2009

Private property insurers should be able to absorb the million-plus policyholders State Farm will orphan if the company withdraws from the market, a state regulator said Tuesday. ...more

February 3, 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

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

The owner of a funeral home who was directed by the state last week to bring her embalming operations to a halt is holding a press conference this afternoon. ...more

January 28, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said Tuesday she is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

January 28, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio confirmed this morning that she is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

January 27, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009

Responding to complaints from two families, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has ordered a St. Petersburg funeral home to immediately cease any services involving embalming or refrigeration. Sink issued the order last week against the Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, 3301 5th Ave. S. ...more

January 26, 2009

So far, the big names in Florida politics are saying they will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. There's no telling what the political landscape will be like then. ...more

January 21, 2009