TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott is shutting down the lieutenant governor's office for now.    Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll resigned earlier this..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Democrats are handing out checks to veteran groups as part of the fallout over a gambling ring scandal.    Top Democrats in the Flor..

MIAMI (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott may get at least some of his state worker random drug testing program reinstated.    Judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sa..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Internet cafes across the state could soon be forced to close their doors.    The Florida House on Friday overwhelming approved a ban on the..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida House panel has cleared a bill that would include "cyberbullying" under the state's anti-bullying law.    The House Education comm..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he is opposed to significant increases in contribution limits for campaigns.    The Florida House is expected o..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The House's education panel cleared a bill that would give Florida parents a vote on turnaround plans for failing public schools.    The Hou..

JERUSALEM (AP) - Renewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive M..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist holds a big edge over Republican Gov. Rick Scott among registered Florida voters in a hypothetical gubernatorial matchup ..

WASHINGTON (AP) - All but ending chances for an assault weapons ban, Democratic leaders said Tuesday the firearms legislation the Senate will debate next month won't include the pr..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee is formally giving its support to immigration reform -- despite strong objections from some conservative leaders.   &n..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Legislation to allow expanded early voting and more early voting polling sites was approved Monday by a Florida Senate committee, but Democrats opposed it ..

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the nation's chief civi..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Senate health committee is recommending that the state suspend the Office of Insurance Regulation's power to set rates for insurers under the Affordable ..

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A major donor to Charlie Crist's gubernatorial campaign and the father of state Rep. Dane Eagle faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine after p..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A special House panel has cleared a bill that would ban Florida gambling establishments commonly known as Internet cafes.    The House Selec..

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - One of the men who authorities say was at the center of a scam to use a veterans charity as a front for an illegal gambling operation worth nearly $300 mi..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal federal backgr..

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Brennan has won Senate confirmation to head the CIA after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes than with the no..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang threatened a pre-emp..