A license plate with the image of Jesus and another with a cross would be available to Florida motorists if lawmakers pass a bill now in the Legislature. ...more

April 24, 2009

Faced with a deepening economic recession, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday challenged state lawmakers to embrace a federal bailout for Florida and its residents rather than "put politics over their needs." ...more

March 4, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office. ...more

January 4, 2009

Chalk one up for Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite of Brooksville. ...more

October 8, 2008

Cash-strapped homebuyers and borrowers facing foreclosure will get some relief from a housing bill passed by the House on Wednesday but the bill won't solve the deep-rooted ills of the U.S. housing market. ...more

July 24, 2008

House and Senate lawmakers yielded on Friday to one another's demands to support seniors and poor children by sparing an Alzheimer's center from heavy budget cuts and expanding the KidCare health insurance program. ...more

October 6, 2007

Cigar manufacturers in the Tampa Bay area and elsewhere got a reprieve Wednesday from a huge tax increase when President Bush refused to sign a bill to renew and expand a children's health insurance program into law. ...more

October 4, 2007