If you are a law-abiding citizen who possesses a concealed weapons permit, you may now bring your little gun to work and keep it in your car. Isn't that peachy? ...more

July 3, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2008 is 5.5 percent. This represents 512,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,261,000. The unemployment rate is up 0.5 percentage point from the revised April rate of 5.0 and is up 1.6 percentage points over the year. Florida's May 2008 unemployment rate is the highest since January 2003, which was also 5.5 percent. The state's unemployment rate is equal to the national unemployment rate of 5.5 percent. ...more

June 28, 2008

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to stop Florida's new guns-at-work law from taking effect on Tuesday. ...more

June 26, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Gun owners: Start planning your after-work duck hunting parties. A federal judge on Wednesday declined to stop Florida's new guns-at-work law from taking effect next Tuesday. ...more

June 25, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A federal judge in Tallahassee will hear arguments in a case challenging a new Florida law that allows guns to be kept locked in cars parked in lots owned by businesses. ...more

June 25, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement unveiled a new system Wednesday to notify businesses of domestic security issues that affect them. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA The Florida Department of Law enforcement unveiled a new system today to notify businesses of domestic security issues that affect them. ...more

May 7, 2008

Companies want credentialed employees. Qualified applicants want to be hired by solid, reputable companies interested in keeping employees for the long term. ...more

May 6, 2008

Florida Hometown Democracy, the amendment that promised to let residents control growth in their communities, is in trouble because of a business-backed group's last-minute petition drive. ...more

January 26, 2008

With Florida's economy slowing, legislators will focus heavily on economic development efforts at this year's legislative session, especially ways to beef up Florida's high-tech industries, Florida business and legislative leaders said Wednesday. ...more

January 9, 2008