So far, the big dog in the District 66 State Representative race is Ben Albritton. In fact, the Wauchula citrus grower is the only visible candidate. ...more

July 23, 2009

The wife of a state representative has been crusading in recent weeks in support of the United Nations Children's Fund's efforts to provide clean drinking water in developing countries. ...more

March 25, 2009

PLANT CITY The wife of a state representative has been crusading in recent weeks in support of the United Nations Children's Fund's efforts to provide clean drinking water to children in developing countries. ...more

March 20, 2009

It's a thorny issue, the push to take court-related duties away from circuit court clerks in Florida. ...more

March 1, 2009

After he lost last year's District 3 primary to Democrat Diane Rowden, Wayne Dukes said he would not run again. ...more

February 19, 2009

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Henrietta Hughes slept only a few hours that first night, her pickup truck's seat barely reclining. For the next seven months, she and her son camped night after night in obscure parking lots alongside the same nameless faces. ...more

February 13, 2009

A Sarasota man has been arrested on federal charges that he sent threatening e-mail to people, including a state representative. ...more

February 12, 2009

A former state representative fired from his job at the Department of Juvenile Justice had more than 350 images of adult pornography on his state laptop, according to a report. The 13-page report said the laptop belonging to former state Rep. Gus Barreiro, a Republican from Miami Beach, was used to view 42 Web pages containing "sexually explicit, sexually provocative and other content." ...more

February 12, 2009

Hernando County Commissioner Rose Rocco pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Friday to run again in 2010. ...more

February 9, 2009

An ethics complaint was filed on Friday against Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy claiming he violated state ethics laws by voting on issues relating to AtlanticBlue and Blue Head Ranch. ...more

January 25, 2009