State Sen. Paula Dockery's decision to challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination may upset the party's elders, but the competition will be good for the Republican rank and file. ...more

November 4, 2009

Holly Benson, former state health care administrator, made her expected announcement Thursday that she's running for attorney general, entering a Republican primary that already includes Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and may include others soon. ...more

October 30, 2009

Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist signed authorization Tuesday for federal stimulus dollars to start flowing into the state by the end of the month. ...more

March 18, 2009

State workers said Friday that the computer glitches that blocked state Medicaid payments will be identified this week and fixed soon. ...more

July 26, 2008

State workers expect that the computer glitches that blocked state Medicaid payments will be identified this week and fixed soon. ...more

July 25, 2008

State health officials say a security breach in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry may have exposed thousands of donors' personal information, including their social security numbers. ...more

July 7, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has named Charles Drago as interim secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. ...more

February 23, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A former Republican state lawmaker from Pensacola will be the new secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday. ...more

February 12, 2008