U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez recently gave President Bush some bad news. Not only was he quitting a Republican Party job that Bush lobbied him hard to take, he planned to help Democrats override Bush's veto of a multibillion dollar water bill with Everglades cleanup money. ...more

November 13, 2007

Being a federal judge is one of the most prestigious jobs in the law. In the Middle District of Florida, with two openings to fill, 36 applicants are vying for a chance at what many in the legal community consider their dream job. The applicants include 20 judges, six from Tampa. Among them are federal magistrates, state trial court judges, a Florida appellate judge, a judge with U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Washington, D.C., and even an administrative law judge in Pennsylvania. ...more

November 12, 2007

Maine's state government would open its now-secret books on teacher sexual misconduct. Missouri school districts would be barred from backroom deals that let misbehaving teachers quietly move on. New York would be able to swiftly remove convicted teachers' licenses. ...more

November 3, 2007

President Bush on Friday refused to sign into law a $23 billion national water-projects bill that would authorize tens of millions of dollars for the Tampa Bay area and billions more for other projects in Florida. ...more

November 3, 2007

U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez resigned Friday as chairman of the Republican National Committee after only 10 months. ...more

October 20, 2007

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has been pushing it since he was elected state insurance commissioner more than a decade ago, and Gov.Charlie Crist pounded the Washington pavement earlier this year hoping to persuade lawmakers a national disaster fund is necessary to protect the home front. ...more

October 20, 2007

A Senate committee Wednesday declined to add wind damage coverage to a bill to overhaul and renew the national flood insurance program. ...more

October 18, 2007

'Save Darfur.' The message is everywhere: online, on television and in newspapers. ...more

October 17, 2007

'Save Darfur.' The message is everywhere: online, on television and in newspapers. ...more

October 17, 2007