Florida Sen. Mel Martinez lashed out at a Senate report Monday that says there is little evidence to suggest a democracy will soon arise in Cuba's post-Castro era unless the United States changes its own policies toward that country. ...more

February 24, 2009

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez lashed out at a Senate report Monday that there is little evidence to suggest a democracy will soon arise in Cuba's post-Castro era unless the United States changes its own policies toward that country. ...more

February 23, 2009

Florida voters want Charlie Crist to remain governor instead of going to the U.S. Senate, but he is a strong contender for either race, new poll results show. ...more

February 19, 2009

Florida voters want Charlie Crist to remain governor instead of going to the U.S. Senate, but he is still a strong contender for either race, new poll results show. ...more

February 18, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio was in the news this week amid speculation she might consider a run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be up for grabs with Mel Martinez's decision to do something else for a living. ...more

February 15, 2009

Although many details remained unclear Thursday night, early estimates are that Florida could get at least $10 billion from the $789 billion economic stimulus package agreed on by the U.S. House and Senate. ...more

February 13, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist will introduce President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting today in Fort Myers, where Obama will push his economic stimulus package - a bill that has separated Crist from fellow Florida Republicans. ...more

February 10, 2009

Florida won't get enough federal stimulus money to avoid more budget cuts, the state Senate's budget leader said Monday. ...more

February 9, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist confirmed today he'll introduce President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting in Fort Myers Tuesday, where Obama will appear to push his economic stimulus package. ...more

February 9, 2009

What's all the noise about an "emergency" stimulus package? Silly me — I thought that meant we'd be jump-starting our ailing economy around last Christmas ...more

February 8, 2009