If not for political considerations and some questionable staff decisions, Alex Sink's proposed reforms for the board that oversees state pension investment funds probably would enjoy bipartisan support. ...more

December 31, 2009

Republican National Committee members have proposed a resolution that some call a "purity test" for GOP candidates and officeholders. ...more

December 12, 2009

Republican National Committee members have proposed a resolution some call a "purity test" for GOP candidates and officeholders. ...more

December 11, 2009

Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi of Tampa has made it official – she's running for Florida attorney general. ...more

December 1, 2009

Democrat Scott Maddox said Monday he wants to make the debate over offshore oil drilling a major issue in his 2010 race for the office of state agriculture commissioner. ...more

November 24, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates. ...more

November 15, 2009

A straw vote suggests former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is a favorite among religious conservatives to be president in 2012. ...more

September 19, 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

John McCain, on his last visit to the Tampa Bay area before today's election, gave a quick speech Monday to a small but enthusiastic crowd at Raymond James Stadium, telling them the election isn't lost. ...more

November 4, 2008

In Tuesday's general election, Republican candidates in Florida will have a built-in advantage on the ballot over their Democratic and third-party competitors. ...more

October 31, 2008