State officials today restored the civil rights of a former University of Florida football team captain who had a drug conviction and also pardoned a man who was labeled as a sex offender after being targeted in an extortion scheme. ...more

December 10, 2009

The public agrees that we need a responsible, independent, ethical and competent Florida Public Service Commission. You know it. I know it. The governor and Cabinet know it. The Legislature knows it. ...more

November 1, 2009

A state panel has commuted the sentence of an 88-year-old retiree to time served for a series of drive-by shootings into the home of a neighbor who owed him money. ...more

March 12, 2009

As Florida school districts face the most pressing financial crisis in modern history, an opportunity has once again surfaced that would help level the playing field of school governance with the other 49 states. ...more

February 8, 2009

To meet Gov. Charlie Crist's request for a 10 percent reduction of its budget, Florida state parks recommends closure of 19 state parks with low attendance and the "return" of three state parks to their original owners, including Egmont Key. ...more

December 30, 2008

Allen J. Crotzer, the former St. Petersburg resident who spent 24 years in prison for crimes he did not commit, received pardons from the state today for convictions armed robbery as well as for selling drugs in prison. ...more

October 21, 2008

The state's Board of Governors has formed a search team to find the next leader of Florida's public university system. Its work will begin later this month, though board Chairwoman Sheila McDevitt has given them no deadline to find a replacement for Chancellor Mark Rosenberg. Rosenberg plans to leave his job in February and join the faculty of Florida International University in Miami. ...more

October 15, 2008

Florida's state universities have fallen on hard times. ...more

October 12, 2008

Family members took turns holding the lifeless body of Robert Gardner Jr., a premature baby who died a painful death. His light complexion had turned black. ...more

June 28, 2008

Family members took turns holding the lifeless body of Robert Gardner Jr., a premature baby who died a painful death. His light complexion had turned to black. ...more

June 27, 2008