Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will announce his 2010 political plans Tuesday, and the head of the state Republican Party said Sunday that he thinks Crist would run for U.S. Senate instead of seeking another gubernatorial term. ...more

May 11, 2009

Mallory Horne, 84, the only person to serve as Florida's Senate president and House speaker since Reconstruction who later become the target of a federal money-laundering probe, died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. ...more

May 1, 2009

The White House on Tuesday announced the expected appointment of Frank Sanchez of Tampa as undersecretary of commerce for international trade. ...more

April 15, 2009

The United States and Russia set a newly ambitious course for global cooperation Wednesday as presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators into immediate action on a treaty to further reduce nuclear weapons. ...more

April 1, 2009

Florida Republican Party circles are hearing increasing talk of conservative dissatisfaction with Gov. Charlie Crist, and a possible primary challenge if he runs for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

March 27, 2009

Florida's chief financial officer scolded Attorney General Bill McCollum on Thursday for spending state money on a no-bid contract with an out-of-state political strategist to produce ads aimed at warning parents and teens about Internet predators. ...more

March 26, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, in her annual state of the city speech Monday, warned of tough decisions facing the city in the next year as the economic recession worsens. ...more

March 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, in her annual state of the city speech Monday, warned of tough decisions facing the city in the next year as the economic recession worsens. ...more

March 23, 2009

In Tallahassee, the cat's away. As the Florida Legislature begins its 2009 session - a session that will see budget cuts and decisions affecting everything from education to health care - the newspaper corps covering state government has shrunk to its smallest level in recent memory. ...more

March 15, 2009

In a move that angered some conservatives but could please minority supporters, Gov. Charlie Crist has named Circuit Judge James Perry of Sanford to the Florida Supreme Court. ...more

March 12, 2009