No one picks all winning Mega Money numbers

By at 12 November, 2011, 11:01 pm

No tickets matched all four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number in the Mega Money game, so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

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Fla. jury awards $100M in priest abuse case

By at 10 November, 2011, 5:31 pm

A Miami jury has returned a $100 million verdict against a Roman Catholic priest in a child sex abuse case, but the money may be nearly impossible to collect.

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Board weighs creating Fla.’s 12th state university

By at 9 November, 2011, 8:06 am

Florida's Board of Governors will consider the possibility of creating a 12th state university at its meeting in Boca Raton.

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Middleburg Woman Arrested For Stealing Over Half Million Dollars

By at 5 November, 2011, 9:05 pm

Jacksonville police have arrested a woman who stole over a half million dollars, transferring the money from the business where she worked to her personal accounts.

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Next Mega Money jackpot an estimated $55,000

By at 5 November, 2011, 1:58 pm

No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $550,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

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State argues FRS was not contractual obligation

By at 26 October, 2011, 5:15 pm

TALLAHASSEE– The state is in the middle of its rebuttal to FEA lawyer Ron Meyer’s case that the state violated contractual provisions when it made several changes to the Florida Retirement System. Doug Hinson , a D.C. lawyer representing the state, argued that contrary to Read More

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Wednesday Morning Reads: Medicare scams, pension problems and virtual education

By at 26 October, 2011, 12:30 pm

TALLAHASSEE — Happy Wednesday and welcome to this morning’s edition of your morning reads. Let’s get started. * The Sun-Sentinel reports that the open enrollment period for medicare is bringing scam artists out of the woodwork. From the story: Consumer complaints are surfacing Read More

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Senate leader wants state to account for deadbeat job-creators

By at 25 October, 2011, 4:35 pm

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President-designate Don Gaetz wants the state Department of Economic Opportunity to cough up the names of any companies that may owe taxpayer money for jobs that never materialized — and a list of any contracts in which the state paid taxpayer cash without Read More

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