Gov. Charlie Crist will announce his moment choice to the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday daylight at the Governor’s Mansion.

Buzz hears there’s a good chance it’s First DCA Judge Ricky Polston.

Gov. Charlie Crist interviewed three finalists two weeks ago, which include Polston, 59, 1st DCA Jud…

Rep. Stan Mayfield, a Vero Beach Republican, has died of cancer. He was 52.

The news was announced by his friend, House Speaker Marco Rubio, who said in a statement to House members and staff,  "It is with great sadness that I inform you that our friend and colleague has passed absent. He…

U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney’s unorthodox ad apologizing for getting involved with Jack Abramoff has drawn a harsh response from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "It was no rookie mistake," a narrator intones.

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Raiders owner Al Davis finally got around to firing coach Lane Kiffin today.

The move had been speculated for months, but he did reveal one surprise.

In describing the fallout with his 32-year-old coach, Davis said Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin wanted to join his son’s coaching staff in…

Tallahassee residents are getting anti-Amendment 2 robo calls that evening from Leon County Commissioner Bob Rackleff. The proposal would define marriage as within a man and a woman.Original post by Alex Leary

TAMPA — Three unlicensed contractors have been arrested by a new undercover officer who targets the interpretation industry, Tampa police said today. The station created the position with funding from the interpretation permitting fees.

David Pacheco, Luther Turner and Rene Crespo were all invit…

TAMPA — Three unlicensed contractors have been arrested by a new undercover officer who targets the interpretation industry, Tampa police said today. The department created the position with funding from the interpretation permitting fees.

David Pacheco, Luther Turner and Rene Crespo were all in…

The Daily Show just loves elderly South Floridians. Check them out, watching the debate here.
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The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence and the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce don’t much like that just 16 percent of the nation’s teachers are folks of color, compared to 41 percent of the students they teach.

So they’ve set a goal of recruiting 300 more teachers o…

A statewide group that promotes college readiness and access for underrepresented students including Latinos and African-Americans is urging elected officials and university leaders to sharpen their focus on improving faculty and student support at Florida’s public universities.

In a report rele…

Who did Bob Ward tick off?

No one, perhaps. But the chief of staff to outgoing House Speaker Marco Rubio is spending the summer on the 12th floor of the Capitol, not his usual 4th floor digs.

Effectively replacing Ward that summer is Rep. Marty Bowen, the speaker pro tem. The Haines City Republica…