This year's presidential election has fired up so many people that the Florida Division of Elections can't handle the volume of voter registration applications it is receiving, the Secretary of State's office said Wednesday. ...more

September 25, 2008

Administrators are already dreaming of the ways more than $1 million in "A" school money will fund bonuses for teachers, afterschool tutoring programs and the hiring of additional help for Hernando County Schools. ...more

September 20, 2008

State officials mounted the largest rescue operation in Texas history on Sunday, taking nearly 2,000 people by boat and helicopter out of flood-ravaged towns on the Texas coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 15, 2008

The Legislative Budget Commission on Wednesday approved a $1.7 million appropriation to run Weeki Wachee Springs for the remainder of this fiscal year after the attraction becomes a state park on Nov. 1. ...more

September 11, 2008

Work to make Interstate 275 a smoother trip for thousands of commuters is six months ahead of schedule, but motorists still have a year or so of construction to endure. ...more

September 8, 2008

A new poll shows Floridians are satisfied with the state's efforts to protect them when tropical storm winds blow. ...more

August 30, 2008

A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey indicates Floridians have warm and fuzzy feelings about their government's ability to protect them when tropical storm winds blow. ...more

August 29, 2008

WellCare Health Plans Inc. and several other health care companies have notified Florida that they will pull out of a pilot program aimed at providing HMO-style health coverage for Medicaid recipients in two Florida counties outside the Tampa Bay area, state officials said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2008

State officials are expected to call for a recount in the circuit judge election between sitting judge Kevin Carey and challenger Catherine Catlin. ...more

August 28, 2008