Floridians joined the rest of the country this week as all of us put on extra clothes and braced for colder temperatures. This is unusual for us, but little sympathy is being sent our way by our friends in colder climes. ...more

January 6, 2010

State Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer announced Tuesday he'll resign his post, after months of increasing criticism from within the party over allegations of financial mismanagement and favoritism toward Gov. Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate primary. ...more

January 5, 2010

Dogged by spending controversies, party rifts and even calls for his ouster, state Republican Party chairman Jim Greer received a welcome vote of confidence from his executive board on Thursday. ...more

December 10, 2009

Republican Sen. Paula Dockery said this morning she will file papers today to run for governor. ...more

November 3, 2009

They sprout from the ground every election, turning grass plots lining the city's sidewalks, roads and rights of way into a landscape of political pulpits. ...more

February 26, 2009

They sprout from the ground during every election, turning grass plots lining the city's sidewalks, roads and right-of-ways into a landscape of political pulpits. ...more

February 25, 2009

George P. Bush may not be ready to follow his father, grandfather and uncle into politics just yet, but he is trying to help the Republican Party regain a conservative message, which on Saturday included criticism of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

February 21, 2009

Even conservative lawmakers are talking these days about making tax changes that could expand Florida's shrinking coffers. ...more

February 15, 2009

While Florida politicians were considering a vast overhaul of the state's troubled Medicaid system, a Tampa company that administered care for half a million poor and needy residents was busy lining their pockets with campaign donations. ...more

February 13, 2009

Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter, who resigned last week over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is getting support from a high-level party official in an attempt to keep her post. ...more

February 12, 2009