Fla. lawmakers OK plan for Everglades restoration
Florida lawmakers have approved a new plan to help pay for Everglades restoration. The legislation was sent to Gov. Rick Scott on a 39-0 vote by the ...
Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ...
Gambling parlors spent widely on Fla. officials
The number of strip-mall parlors with slot-like computer games such as those targeted in a racketeering investigation could shrink if the Florida ...
Ex-Fla. lieutenant governor discusses resignation
Former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll said Thursday she had no idea law enforcement was investigating a veterans charity accused of running illegal ...
The South: A near-solid block against 'Obamacare'
As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors ...
Obama pitches public works spending to create jobs
Trying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by ...
Ex-Florida GOP chair gets 1½ years for stealing
The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was sentenced Wednesday to one-and-a-half years in prison for stealing $125,000 in party funds, ...
GOP's 'no' on Medicaid becomes "Let's make a deal'
Given the choice of whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law, many Republican governors and lawmakers initially ...
Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money
The next phase of an investigation into a veterans charity accused of being a front for a $300 million gambling operation will focus on the hundreds ...
Fla. politician resigns, 57 charged in scandal
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities ...
57 charged in Florida gambling scandal
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities ...
Fla lt gov quits; tied to firm under investigation
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll announced her resignation Wednesday, a day after she was questioned by authorities investigating possible illegal ...
Ohio governor uses faith in Medicaid expansion bid
Ohio Gov. John Kasich isn't just highlighting dollars to persuade state lawmakers to support extending Medicaid coverage to thousands of more ...
Florida to expand Medicaid under health overhaul
Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under the federal health overhaul, a surprise ...
Immigration fallout from saying no to 'Obamacare'
Governors who reject health insurance for the poor under the federal health care overhaul could wind up in a politically awkward position on ...
Arizona gov. opts for federal Medicaid expansion
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care law, a surprising ...
Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market
They're the places you think of when you think of "college" — leafy campuses, small classes, small towns. Liberal arts colleges are where students ...
GOP governors walk balance beam on health law
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market.
Time runs short to avert longshoremen's strike
In just a few days, a walkout by thousands of dock workers could bring commerce to a near standstill at every major port from Boston to Houston, ...
Ex-Florida governor candidate McBride dies at 67
Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has ...
Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss
Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important ...
Hanukkah festivities begin with candle lighting
Jews around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival Saturday evening, lighting the first candles of ceremonial lamps that symbolize ...
Florida's Crist may run again; GOP says its ready
Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida's political world expects him to seek his old job.
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake. President Barack Obama's ...
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