The Florida House is moving ahead with a nearly $69.2 billion budget.Read more »

Florida’s proposed redistricting plan for congressional districts improves on two newly-required standards for reshaping the state’s political boundaries but falls short on two others. Read more »

The state Senate’s health budget proposal will increase funding to hire more child welfare investigators and boost programs for people with developmental disabilities.Read more »

Read about money man who has funded Santorum's surge, and who is not reluctant to talk about it Read more »

The new round of budget cuts for hospitals, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, comes on top of the current budget year, which included some $510 million in rate cuts for hospitals.Read more »

Legislation that would ban the use of food stamps to buy candy and other junk food remains alive in the Florida Legislature after a close call.Read more »

The House on Wednesday voted unanimously to move $10 million around in the budget in an effort to keep a Jefferson County prison open, acknowledging the hardship its closure would have on the rural community. Read more »

Three women distinguished in their professional careers are heading to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Read more »

Senate President Mike Haridopolos wants his chamber to continue considering a casino resort bill although a companion measure is stalled in the House.Read more »

Rick Santorum's sweep of Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s three Republican presidential contests sets the stage for a new and bitter round of intraparty acrimony as Mr. Romney once again faces a surging conservative challenge. Read more »

Local government medical costs for jail inmates would be limited by a bill that has cleared the Florida Senate.Read more »

Santorum faces two major questions: Can he eclipse his immediate rival, Newt Gingrich, and become the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney? And will he be able to pose a realistic threat to Mr. Romney? Read more »

To hear the Romney campaign tell it, if Mitt Romney won those states in 2008 by being the conservative alternative to John McCain, this time around, Rick Santorum has fashioned himself as the conservative alternative to Romney. Read more »

Rick Santorum surged in the GOP presidential campaign, sweeping to three wins Tuesday as front-runner Mitt Romney stumbled Read more »

Gov. Rick Scott said on Tuesday that he opposes a plan to have counties take greater control over local health departments, a move that had local government officials and public health advocates prepared to fight. Read more »