Florida Government News

The Bernie Madoff investment scandal has brought more focus to investment fraud, and Governor Charlie Crist is trying to increase protection for Florida investors.

Jul 1, 2009 12:45 pm US/Eastern ORLANDO A 12-foot Burmese python, kept as a pet by a Central Florida family, killed a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has unanimously declared Al Franken the winner of the 2008 Minnesota Senate race.

The race for Florida attorney general may be one of the hottest contests in 2010, but on the eve of Independence Day, the presumed Republican frontrunner has yet to step in the ring.

Col. John Czernis, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, announced the commencement of a statewide traffic enforcement initiative entitled Operation C.A.R.E. , which focuses on violations for speed, lack of safety belt use, and Driving Under the Influence.

Pete Times dropped a scathing editorial today on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for signing a bill that transfers management authority of water pumping and wetlands destruction away from the five governing boards that allowed for public comment.

This isn't how Republicans are supposed to act. Gov. Charlie Crist ran afoul of the state Constitution when he refused to fill an appeals court seat because all of the picks submitted to him were white, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled.

Florida's 2.6 million smokers wake up to a new reality on Wednesday when the cost of a pack of cigarettes goes up another dollar.

June 30 - Starting Wednesday smokers in Florida will be paying one dollar more for a pack of cigarettes.

A new, tougher law on drivers goes into effect in Florida Tuesday. It's a crack down on those who do not wear seat belts.

The Florida Supreme Court says Gov. Charlie Crist can't reject an all-white list of nominees for appointment to an appellate court.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. TALLAHASSEE Floridians no longer will be able to fish for free.

A toddler found wandering alone in the Florida Mall Wednesday night has been reunited with family friends who brought the girl to Orlando on a vacation to Walt Disney World, deputies said.

The influx of new property insurance companies that have added $4.3 billion to the pool of capital available on the Florida market, consists mostly of so-called surplus insurance lines that typical homeowners can't use.

Police officers will have to be more careful about which drug offenders get used as confidential informants, the state will build a DNA database with samples from everyone accused of a felony, and the cost of traffic violations and visits to state parks are going up, under new laws approved by the Florida Legislature.

To ease traffic congestion and insure safety along the roadways in northwest Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation has directed construction contractors working on state roads to cease operations Friday, July 3. There will be no work on state roads requiring lane restrictions during this holiday weekend as our Nation's independence is ...

Florida continues to see a rapid rise in fatal overdoses caused by prescription-drug abuse - a trend fueled by a cottage industry of cash-only pain clinics - while deaths from illegal drugs wane, according to a report from the state's medical examiners released Tuesday.

Gov. Charlie Crist again disappointed environmentalists Tuesday by signing a wide-ranging law that takes permit-issuing authority away from the boards of water management districts.

A new polls shows Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum has a slight lead over Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in the 2010 governor's race.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FDLE, released the Florida Medical Examiners Commission Report on Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons.