Buddy Johnson has proven to be one of Jeb Bush's biggest mistakes. ...more

February 5, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist's interest in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez in two years might seem a blessing for the Republican Party. ...more

February 5, 2009

TAMPA Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday he's waiting until after Florida's legislative session ends in May to announce whether he will enter the U.S. Senate race, a statement that suggested to several political insiders that he's inclined to run. ...more

February 4, 2009

An inmate who killed a Tampa teenager more than 25 years ago is facing execution Wednesday, Feb. 11. ...more

February 2, 2009

TAMPA Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio faces a tough political task if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate: build a local political base into a statewide campaign in one of the nation's largest states. ...more

February 1, 2009

A Medicaid privatization program former Gov. Jeb Bush touted as a national model for improving care while limiting state costs is foundering, with nearly a quarter of the participating doctors leaving over payments and the inability to treat patients as they see fit. ...more

January 29, 2009

Two of the best-known potential candidates for Florida's 2010 U.S. Senate race, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, both announced Wednesday that they won't run for the seat. ...more

January 29, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who says she's considering a U.S. Senate race, is contemplating a tough political transition: Building from a local political base to a statewide campaign, in one of the nation's largest states. Iorio can count on some advantages in that task, including a reputation for non-partisan competence. But some of her advantages will also be disadvantages. ...more

January 28, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009

Too many of us are letting the Bush family of corruption off the hook. ...more

January 22, 2009