The family of former Gov. Lawton Chiles said they will sue state leaders if they decide to raid the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund for children and seniors in an attempt to balance the budget. ...more

December 7, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum and Department of Elder Affairs Secretary E. Douglas Beach issued a consumer advisory urging senior citizens and their loved ones to think twice before taking advantage of so-called financial planning seminars or estate preservation workshops that use a "free lunch" to lure seniors to attend. ...more

December 7, 2008

Pasco County tree farmers will present locally grown Christmas trees to Gov. Charlie Crist and other top state officials at the state Capitol today. ...more

December 4, 2008

Laura Van Horn awoke one morning this past summer to find the phrase "Sur 13" written on a no outlet sign in her Sebring neighborhood. ...more

November 29, 2008

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for the third time has sought a temporary closure of the new blackjack and baccarat tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Tampa. ...more

November 24, 2008

Less than two weeks ago the Seminole Tribe of Florida surprised the state by expanding its gambling options at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Hotel off Orient Road in Tampa. ...more

November 22, 2008

Florida's public employee pension plan has lost more than a quarter of its peak value, but Gov. Charlie Crist and other officials Monday said the fund is built for the long haul and there's no need to panic. ...more

November 17, 2008

A public records request of all 67 school districts in the state relating to school employee health insurance coverage has been upheld by the State Attorney General. ...more

November 16, 2008

Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel patrons got a big surprise Thursday when the Seminole Tribe of Florida opened 104 tables for blackjack and baccarat games at 5 a.m. ...more

November 14, 2008

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened 104 Class III tables for blackjack, baccarat and other table games at 5 a.m. today. By 10:30, all of the tables had players, despite the fact that the casino did not advertise the additions. ...more

November 13, 2008