Churchill Downs Inc. and Calder Race Course broke ground Wednesday on a 104,000-square-foot slots and gaming facility. It will be the county's first casino other than cruise ships. ...more

June 3, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college, and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 28, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's first budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Revenue at Florida's casino and poker tables is growing, but lottery revenue is flat and race and sports wagering are declining, a report released today by the publisher of an annual gaming almanac. ...more

September 23, 2008

Who will the Republicans choose as their champion, to meet Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney in the 16th district congressional race? ...more

August 26, 2008

Few observers of Florida's gambling mess are surprised that it has come to this puzzling point. ...more

July 8, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist violated the Florida Constitution when he agreed with the Seminole Indian Tribe to expand gambling in the state, an attorney for the Florida House told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. ...more

January 31, 2008

Federal authorities approved an agreement between Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe that allows expanded gambling at the tribe's casinos in exchange for payments to the state, officials said Wednesday. ...more

January 3, 2008

The state Supreme Court decided Thursday to hold off on a decision on whether a state constitutional amendment allowing slot machines in South Florida should be invalidated because of forged petition signatures. ...more

September 30, 2007