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GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Rick Scott lashed out at rival Bill McCollum Tuesday accusing the attorney general of harassing employees at one of Scott’s companies and trying to “rig the race so he can hang on to his power.” Scott, whose campaign...

A brand new $48 million home for the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee has become a target of criticism from judges in other cash-strapped courts and of political candidates who say it is an example of back room deals and a masked budget process. “This...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene blamed each other for the tone of their sharply negative primary Tuesday during a testy debate in Orlando. Greene, a multi-millionaire who is largely self-financing his campaign and has pulled...

Voters around the state began casting their ballots Monday in early voting program that will continue for the next two weeks leading up to the actual primary Election Day. Counties across the state reported a steady stream of voters showing up on the...

Former Hillsborough County prosecutor Pam Bondi thought her lack of political experience would hurt her when she decided to run for attorney general. But she says it has turned into one of her greatest assets in a year where “career politician” has...

Attorney General Bill McCollum expected to be easing into the last month of primary season as the anointed Republican candidate for governor. He paid his dues in state politics – 20 years in congress, two losing U.S. Senate campaigns, and one term as...

Saying its stock has dropped 40 percent because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Panhandle developer St. Joe Co. on Wednesday filed suit against Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. for its role in what is now considered the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. St....

With polls continuing to show him trailing GOP rival Rick Scott, Attorney General Bill McCollum last week launched his strongest attack yet on Scott’s past, implying for the first time that the Naples businessman might have been personally guilty in...

A constitutional amendment that would put land-use changes before voters is providing its own political kick-start to a Florida development industry staggered by the lengthy economic downturn. Despite a lousy economy, the loss of 28,000 construction jobs...

Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association will proceed with an Aug. 11 Republican gubernatorial debate, whether or not GOP frontrunner Rick Scott shows up. “We are going forward with the debate and if Rick Scott does not participate, we will...