Tag: Florida

Immigrant advocates are asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to employ more political muscle to convince state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing thousands of youths living in the country illegally to pay in-state tuition for the state's colleges. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Immigrant advocates make push for tuition break in Florida

Associated Press · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Money and Calculator

Florida legislators reach deal on most spending items

Associated Press · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Miami commission votes 4-1 to keep Ultra festival

Miami commission votes 4-1 to keep Ultra festival

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 5:24 pm

Curt Clawson celebrates along with a cheering crowd at his election party at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Fla., after officially winning the special election in the Congressional District 19 Republican primary, on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Scott McIntyre)

Beltway Confidential

Tea Party claims first victory of 2014

Joel Gehrke · April 23, 2014 4:00 am

Court won’t hear Fla. employee drug testing rule

Court won’t hear Fla. employee drug testing rule

Washington Examiner · April 21, 2014 1:44 pm

Immigrant advocates are asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to employ more political muscle to convince state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing thousands of youths living in the country illegally to pay in-state tuition for the state's colleges. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Rick Scott’s office: Ask employees for records, not us

Gary Fineout · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

A flawed rape investigation around a star college athlete

A flawed rape investigation around a star college athlete

Washington Examiner · April 16, 2014 1:28 pm

Different strains of marijuana displayed for sale at The Clinic, a Denver-based dispensary with several outlets, in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Medical pot measure could boost Florida Democrats

Michael Mishak · April 14, 2014 4:00 am

A 44-year-old New Orleans man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge to 15 months in federal prison for his role in frauds alleged to have cost Medicare more than $2.5 million.

Eight Florida patients arrested in Medicare scam

Associated Press · April 14, 2014 4:00 am

Florida's Department of Transportation has launched an investigation into how the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority spent public money to educate voters about an expanded bus system and light rail project called Greenlight Pinellas. (Thinkstock)

Florida state transportation officials review campaign’s misuse of public funds

Associated Press · April 14, 2014 4:00 am

Three men have been sentenced for credit card fraud in central Florida. (Thinkstock)

Three sentenced in Orlando for credit card fraud

Associated Press · April 14, 2014 4:00 am

With a single phrase of compassion for immigrants in the U.S. illegally, Jeb Bush has prompted questions about his viability as a potential presidential contender and underscored how divisive the immigration issue remains for the Republican Party.

Jeb Bush immigration remark could be 2016 problem

Michael Mishak · April 11, 2014 4:00 am