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January 22, 2009
Floridians like idea of hiking cigarette tax by $1
Miamian Robert Gonzalez says a $1 tax hike on a pack of cigarettes might just be enough to make him quit smoking after 20 years.
Task force recommends rate hike for Floridians
A task force looking to return Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to its original status as an insurance company of last resort recommended Thursday that lawmakers hike homeowner rates by as much as 20 percent.
January 20, 2009
Applications due for 4th Fla. high court opening
Applications are due for a fourth Florida Supreme Court vacancy in the past year.
January 14, 2009
Fla. Legislature passes business loan bill
At least 34 Florida businesses will be able to obtain low-interest loans from the state to help them expand.
January 13, 2009
Fla. Gov. Crist, lawmakers differ on Indian deal
A House committee examining a potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe was told the agreement Gov. Charlie Crist already signed essentially doesn’t exist.
Judge: Seminole Co can use St. John’s River water
A judge has recommended that state water authorities grant Seminole County’s request to take water from the St. Johns River.
Senator Nelson says missing American in Iranian prison
Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson says he believes a former FBI agent who has been missing for nearly two years is likely being held in a secret prison in Iran.
January 12, 2009
Fla. Rep. Meek to run for Senate
Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, who led the effort to put class-size limits in the state constitution, plans to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, sources close to Meek say.
January 10, 2009
Ala. Supreme Court reverses abortion case ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision Friday and ruled a Birmingham nurse charged with illegally performing abortions can claim she acted with a doctor’s permission.
January 08, 2009
Fla. Supreme Court hears arguments on petitions
An attorney for the state tried Thursday to persuade the Florida Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that struck down a law allowing voters to revoke their signatures on petitions for citizens’ initiatives.
January 07, 2009
Fla. lawmakers nearing deficit reduction deal
The Florida Legislature neared agreement Wednesday on about $1.2 billion in spending cuts for schools, health care, social services and other state functions.
Fla. congressman asks Pelosi for football break
Thursday’s championship football game between No. 2 Florida and No. 1 Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress?
January 06, 2009
Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas
An all-out search for a missing Alabama organized crime specialist led to Las Vegas, where the decorated officer was arrested and accused of staging his disappearance to cover up the theft of at least $2,500 from his department, authorities said Tuesday.
January 05, 2009
Carter Attorney General Griffin B. Bell dies at 90
Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and later became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died Monday. He was 90.
Ohio company chosen for Alabama broadband project
State officials have selected a Cincinnati company for a $1.7 million two-year contract to make Internet broadband service available in all areas of the state.
December 30, 2008
Florida GOP leader says annual budget cuts needed
The Republican senator who chairs the committee making budget decisions says it’s time to start slashing overhead.
December 18, 2008
AG urges prosecution over Seminole gaming in Florida
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Thursday he has asked the federal government to prosecute the Seminole Indian tribe over its blackjack operations.
Crist calls Everglades Restoration deal ‘historic’
Gov. Charlie Crist says an ambitious Everglades restoration plan that will cost the state $1.34 billion “creates unprecedented possibilities.“
December 17, 2008
House Dem. leader denies dollars defined leaders
While awaiting a response from Republican House Speaker Ray Sansom about his dealings with a Panhandle university, Minority Leader Franklin Sands is trying to tamp down a controversy affecting his party.
Georgia judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf
A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated.
December 15, 2008
Florida legislative leaders call special session
Florida legislative leaders have called a special session Jan. 5-16 to deal with a $2.3 billion budget deficit.
Crist suspends South Florida mayor
Gov. Charlie Crist has suspended the mayor of a South Florida city from public office.
December 13, 2008
Gov. Crist, you may now kiss the bride
Gov. Charlie Crist became the first sitting Florida governor to wed in nearly 42 years, exchanging vows Friday at a ceremony attended by some 200 relatives, friends and celebrities.
September 16, 2008
Dothan, Ala. mayor says he won’t run for re-election
There will be a new face in the mayor’s office in Dothan, Ala. in Oct. 2009.
