State News

An Ocala Republican wrote to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday asking her to move votes scheduled for Thursday evening and Friday so House members from Florida and Oklahoma can go to the Bowl Championship Series national title game.

Gov. Charlie Crist has asked the Florida Supreme Court whether a suspended lawyer can take office as a judge in Palm Beach County.

School districts struggling to cut millions of dollars from their budgets may find some relief online through virtual education.

Freshman Representative Ronald "Doc" Renuart hopes his medical background will help him make the best political decisions when it comes to health care funding.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez.

For the 79,000 Floridians who live in a nursing home, life is going to get worse according to advocates who warned Tuesday that the Legislature is going too far in its rush to close a $2.3 billion budget gap.