Florida Government News

Radamel Falcao gets loose during AS Monaco's training session at FIU on Monday, ahead of Wednesday's friendly at Marlins Park.

The Florida Department of Transportation had some hiccups, but the SunRail trains are running mostly on time, customers are happy and plans are in place for more enhancements to the $1.3 billion commuter rail system in Central Florida.

The high-profile endorsements could be a factor in a crowded District 6 race primary race on Aug. 26, and it covers both sides of the political aisle: The Democrat Chapin is a former county mayor, and Hood was a Republican Orlando mayor, and later served as Florida Secretary of State under Gov. Jeb Bush .

The trial judge overseeing the case of Marissa Alexander, who faces 60 years in prison for firing a shot in a domestic dispute, has ruled that she is not entitled to a second immunity hearing under Florida's controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law.

Attorneys for major power companies told state regulators Monday that mandates for energy efficiency rebates make them reward well-off Floridians at the expense of all residents and businesses.

A Florida widow awarded $23.6 billion in the death of her chain-smoking husband on Monday called the massive verdict a message to Big Tobacco, even though she likely won't see much if any of the money.

An artist's rendering shows an All Aboard Florida train. The project has already applied for $1.6 billion in federal loans and plans to rent space at a new terminal at the Orlando airport for which lawmakers recently appropriated $213 million.

The Biomedical Research Advisory Council today announced its Strategic Goals and Tactics for the James and Esther King and the Bankhead-Coley Biomedical Research Programs, aligning research objectives with improved health outcomes and state health priorities.

A redistricting plan crafted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in Tallahassee was partially thrown out by a state judge.

Following a state judge's order handed down late last week, a county clerk in the Florida Keys has been gearing up to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting this week.

Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera released the following statement on Florida's economy under Charlie Crist vs. Rick Scott: "As we launch our 'Jobs for the Next Generation' policy today and commit to initiatives as soon as next legislative session to grow more manufacturing jobs - Charlie Crist's record of economic failure stands out.

Election year complaints contending that Charlie Crist and former Gov. Rick Scott broke campaign finance laws are getting thrown out.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pauses while speaking during an event in Washington last month.

I have wondered countless times over the past 30 years whether I would live to see the end of the death penalty in the United States.

The Florida Department of Transportation plans to end free rides for registered hybrid vehicles using the I-95 express lanes in 2017.

Before the sun set over the rows of palms and ferns and hibiscus that Thursday, Chuck Buster had heard from a half dozen friends, all calling to tell him that his next venture could be in Florida's medical marijuana business.

S.C. Department of Transportation workers make repairs Thursday to the Interstate 77 bridge over the Catawba River after the recent discovery of a foot-wide hole South Carolina has the most dangerous rural roads in the nation and state lawmakers don't have the collective political will to do anything about it.

There's a lesson for Florida in Atlantic City, the New Jersey beach town that sought to re-create its former glory by marketing itself as Vegas East.

Democratic candidate for governor Charlie Crist fueled the climate wars Friday and called Florida State University oceanography professor Jeff Chanton offering to meet with the scientists who asked to meet with Gov. Rick Scott.

More than $200 million has flowed into the state since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling loosened the rules on corporate and union giving.