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Final polls in the GOP gubernatorial primary are showing a possible last-minute shift of momentum back to Rick Scott’s campaign. If Panama City resident Leon Delikat is any indication, Attorney General Bill McCollum’s focus on Scott’s history...

Florida’s unemployment rate hit 11.5 percent in July, ending three straight months of decline even as annual job growth showed its first gain since 2007, state officials reported Friday. With the economy widely seen as weakening again nationally, Florida...

It’s the last full day of campaigning before primary day. It’s also the first day of school for many kids across Florida. Where will the candidates be? BILL MCCOLLUM: Republican Bill McCollum has several campaign stops on his penultimate day of campaigning...

Florida Power & Light would freeze its base rates for two years under an agreement reached with customer representatives now awaiting regulatory approval. The agreement, announced by FPL Friday, would lock rates until the end of 2012, as well as...

After being blasted for months as a “career politician” by rival Rick Scott, Republican gubernatorial contender Bill McCollum embraced the label Saturday. Barnstorming across the Florida Panhandle, McCollum campaigned as a familiar face to Republican...

Bill McCollum Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek, two longtime Florida politicians, could be on their way to surviving tougher-than-expected primaries with opponents who have spent millions...

Likely Democratic nominee for governor Alex Sink announced Tuesday that former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Rod Smith will be her running mate for the general election contest. News of Sinks’ choice leaked out Monday night with several...

Gov. Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign is returning nearly $10,000 in contributions from indicted former state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, who asked for the refund because he needs the money. Crist campaign Press Secretary Danny Kanner said...

They’ve crisscrossed Florida this month talking about how they’d govern the state in the 21st Century. But despite the talk about TV ruling the campaign, and the advent of Facebook, YouTube and other new ways of reaching voters, candidates for office...

Florida shoppers won’t pay sales tax on many items from Friday through the weekend thanks to a Legislature hoping to spur the economy, give weary consumers a break and maybe land a few votes. The three-day event is expected to save taxpayers $26 million...