Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer and the only Democrat sitting on Florida's Cabinet, is clearly enjoying the job she's had for nearly a year. ...more

December 9, 2007

The Democratic National Committee can penalize Florida by taking away its 210 convention delegates for holding its presidential primary a week earlier than party rules allow, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. ...more

December 6, 2007

PICAYUNE STRAND - It all comes back to the water. Water is at the heart of the plan to save and restore the Everglades. How it flows, where it goes and what it contains. From north of Lake Okeechobee to the Picayune Strand State Forest in southwest Collier County, the Everglades restoration plan hinges on a complex system of engineering and environmental projects meant to reverse damage to the fragile ecosystem that defines Florida. For the past seven years, however, the biggest question about the Everglades hasn't been water. It has been money. ...more

November 25, 2007

It all comes back to the water. Water is at the heart of the plan to save and restore the Everglades. How it flows, where it goes and what it contains. ...more

November 25, 2007

WASHINGTON - He's an affable if not bland U.S. senator from Florida who once orbited the planet but has few lofty legislative achievements and little national name recognition. ...more

November 20, 2007

Allow Gulf Drilling Sen. Bill Nelson and his "no drilling" cohorts should be proud of themselves. They have succeeded in sending gas prices over $3 a gallon and no end in sight. Of course, they can afford it. Most can't. ...more

November 17, 2007

The U.S. House has passed legislation authorizing the creation of a national catastrophe fund that would help ensure American families are able to rebuild and recover in the aftermath of massive natural disasters. ...more

November 16, 2007

For those of us who plan to spend our lives in Florida, a new survey by Florida State University's College of Medicine is a worrisome reminder that the Sunshine State has a shortage of physicians. ...more

November 11, 2007