On Monday, opening day of the historic Democratic National Convention in Denver, Alex Sink, widely considered Florida's rising Democratic star, was nowhere near the Colorado city. ...more

August 27, 2008

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention on the same night Arizona Sen. John McCain will give his acceptance speech for the nomination. ...more

August 21, 2008

With Tropical Storm Fay zeroing on Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon. ...more

August 17, 2008

With Tropical Storm Fay eyeing Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist today declared a state of emergency. "This storm imposes a threat to the state of Florida," Crist said, urging residents to pay attention to forecasts and official warnings. ...more

August 16, 2008

Draper Laboratory made it official today. The Massachusetts-based research corporation announced that it will open an estimated $20 million research center at the University of South Florida in Tampa and a microchip manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg. ...more

July 28, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County voters will decide in November whether to continue paying a property tax assessment to protect environmentally sensitive lands from development. ...more

July 16, 2008

At the time he went to that Big Mac in the sky, the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington had been betrothed to the love of his life for more than 20 years, a phenomenon known in the Windy City as an "Irish engagement." ...more

July 15, 2008

No Gracias, Barack ...more

July 14, 2008

Eighteen months after Florida botched its last execution, its new lethal injection procedures resulted in what appeared to be a smooth and peaceful death Tuesday for child killer Mark Dean Schwab. ...more

July 5, 2008

Despite John McCain's carefully cultivated image as a maverick who puts principle over politics, his top campaign adviser is a Washington lobbyist who has been the consummate Republican political insider for decades, known for sometimes representing unsavory clients. ...more

July 2, 2008