Mike Haridopolos

TALLAHASSEE — Here are a few more observations from today's Quinnipiac Unversity poll that found President Obama heading in the wrong direction in Florida: – Just like in “Wargames,” the only way to win the debt-ceiling blame-...

Florida Senate Presidnet Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, has created a seventh leadership position for the majority party, and given it to state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Wellington. She'll serve as deputy majority leader. The Republican majority...

TALLAHASSEE– The Florida League of Women Voters, Florida NAACP, Common Cause Florida and Democracia USA sent a letter to legislative leaders Wednesday asking them to adopt a redistricting timeline that would require both the House and Senate to vote...

George LeMieux has picked up an endorsement from former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, whose not so long ago was mentioned as a potential in the Republican primary contest for president. Barbour's the former head of the Republican National Committee....

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Friday he was creating a select committee to probe the legislative response to the Casey Anthony murder trial verdict, and the panel will start holding hearings next month. In the days...

TALLAHASSEE– Pour your Monday morning coffee and get caught up on any news stories you may have missed this weekend or just hit the Web. Here are five political stories you should be reading today. * Red light camera company runs up lobbying tab...

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning. Please get your coffee, tea or bottle of water and settle in to check out the five top stories we're reading this morning. * Oxycodone deaths may have peaked in South Florida even before lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott and...

TALLAHASSEE — Welcome back from the long weekend. In case you missed it, University of South Florida, Florida State and University of Florida all posted wins in the first game of the season. So, if the weekend was spent grilling, swimming and...

TALLAHASSEE– Elected officials from around the state are releasing statements on the passing of state GOP Chair David Bitner, who lost his battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, this morning. Here are some of the statements we've collected so...

Ten presidential candidates, four U.S. Senate candidates in Florida, several governors and enough conservative talkers to fill a convention center — almost all Republicans or further right — pack the schedule released today for the...

Finally. Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President  Mike Haridopolos this morning named the nine members of a committee established by the Legislature this spring to settle on a date for a Florida presidential primary. The group is...

WKMG-Channel 6's "Flashpoint" looks at Intelligent Transportation Technology, including Department of Transportation cameras and sensors in the ground that measure traffic and help to time traffic lights. Anchor Lauren Rowe says, "We can't build roads...