TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul says Seminole Indian gaming talks are at an impasse and he has asked a federal agency to intervene. ...more

October 21, 2009

A bill that would negate a Florida Supreme Court ruling and restore a cap on attorneys' fees in workers' compensation cases is headed for the desk of Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

May 1, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases are a danger to public health and welfare. It is the first step to regulating pollution linked to climate change. ...more

April 17, 2009

A bill that would trump a Florida Supreme Court ruling and restore a cap on attorneys' fees in workers' compensation cases passed the Florida House on Tuesday after some mild debate. ...more

March 31, 2009

With the state facing at least a $3 billion shortfall, Gov. Charlie Crist and state lawmakers must get serious about generating more revenue. Yes, more budget cuts are inevitable, but Florida already spends less per person than any state in the South. The surest way to doom the state's economic prospects is to neglect its education system, infrastructure, resource protection and the social safety net that helps those in need regain self-sufficiency. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Florida man didn't get very far with his claim that a constitutional right to bear arms should apply to convicted felons. ...more

March 13, 2009

The city's nuisance abatement board was resurrected last year as a way to do away with neighborhood eyesores where drugs and prostitution are rampant. ...more

February 20, 2009

A neo-Nazi group has joined the state's Adopt-A-Highway volunteer litter pickup program, taking advantage of a free speech court fight won four years ago by the Ku Klux Klan. ...more

January 22, 2009

City leaders are trying to revive plans to make Zack Street two-way and turn it into an avenue of the arts for downtown. ...more

January 10, 2009

Tampa leaders are trying to revive plans to make Zack Street two-way and turn it into an avenue of the arts for downtown. ...more

January 7, 2009