A prosecutor launched an investigation Friday into allegations that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied under oath about an affair with his top aide. Some political observers are questioning whether the popular yet polarizing figure should stay on the job. ...more

January 26, 2008

With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary within the next two weeks, Rudy Giuliani will make a three-day campaign swing through Florida starting today. ...more

December 25, 2007

WASHINGTON - He's an affable if not bland U.S. senator from Florida who once orbited the planet but has few lofty legislative achievements and little national name recognition. ...more

November 20, 2007

The special legislative session ended Monday night with Gov. Charlie Crist embracing Senate President Ken Pruitt in celebration. In typical fashion, Crist had let the legislative process run its course, and it had rewarded him with the very planks of property tax reform on which he had campaigned. ...more

November 4, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - The special legislative session ended Monday night with Gov. Charlie Crist embracing Senate President Ken Pruitt in celebration. In typical fashion, Crist had let the legislative process run its course, and it had rewarded him with the very planks of property tax reform on which he had campaigned. ...more

November 3, 2007

It's good to be an incumbent. County Commissioner Brian Blair has raised more than $95,600 in his bid to retain his countywide seat. ...more

October 15, 2007

Two years ago, with Florida awash in tax dollars generated by a sizzling housing market, a nonpartisan public policy group forecast that when housing growth inevitably declined, the drop in tax revenue would mean the state would struggle to provide adequate services to its residents. ...more

September 30, 2007

The Democratic candidates who attended Univision's landmark Spanish-language presidential forum delivered more symbolism than substance - but that symbolism likely will weigh heavily in next year's election, as viewership of the forum showed. ...more

September 11, 2007