An inmate who killed a Tampa teenager more than 25 years ago is facing execution Wednesday, Feb. 11. ...more

February 2, 2009

TAMPA Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio faces a tough political task if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate: build a local political base into a statewide campaign in one of the nation's largest states. ...more

February 1, 2009

Two of the best-known potential candidates for Florida's 2010 U.S. Senate race, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, both announced Wednesday that they won't run for the seat. ...more

January 29, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who says she's considering a U.S. Senate race, is contemplating a tough political transition: Building from a local political base to a statewide campaign, in one of the nation's largest states. Iorio can count on some advantages in that task, including a reputation for non-partisan competence. But some of her advantages will also be disadvantages. ...more

January 28, 2009

Attorney General Bill McCollum has sent the Northwest Florida State College trustees a letter saying it is illegal to advertise government meetings in one town but hold it in another town far away - something the college did when holding a meeting that's linked to the controversy over House Speaker Ray Sansom. ...more

January 28, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009

A new poll shows that Gov. Charlie Crist hasn't lost popularity despite the state's budget difficulties and that state Attorney General Bill McCollum and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, would be early leaders in a Republican primary to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. ...more

January 22, 2009

House Speaker Ray Sansom continued on Tuesday to insist that he did nothing wrong by accepting an unadvertised, $110,000 post at Northwest Florida State College after channeling an extra $25 million to the Niceville college. ...more

January 21, 2009

State officials recently warned elderly residents about so-called financial planning seminars or estate preservation workshops that use a "free lunch" to lure seniors to attend. ...more

January 21, 2009

Some lawmakers want the state to crack down on businesses they say are acting as "co-conspirators" with the Seminole Indians to offer blackjack and other casino-style games. ...more

January 14, 2009