U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite decided to stay in Florida this week so she could accompany her husband, who is battling pancreatic cancer, to doctor visits. ...more

July 11, 2008

HARVEY WAITE IS BATTLING CANCER ...more

July 10, 2008

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., made a dramatic return to the Capitol on Wednesday to help the Senate pass legislation that would rescind a sharp cut in Medicare payments to physicians. ...more

July 10, 2008

Our politicians are asking us to allow offshore and wildlife refuge drilling to increase the amount of oil available and lower gas prices. These requests make a rational mind believe we must have run out of land to develop for oil. Nothing could be further from the truth. ...more

July 9, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Teachers across Florida are awaiting the Department of Education's annual grading of individual schools. ...more

July 8, 2008

When we read an item that moved across the Associated Press wire Wednesday we were hit with a wave of confusion. Actually, that isn't all that surprising because the item dealt with newly approved legislation regarding health insurance. There is plenty of confusion in that sphere. ...more

May 24, 2008

With the hope that early diagnosis and treatment of autism will lead to better lives for thousands of children and families, Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation Tuesday that could force many large insurance plans to cover the condition. ...more

May 21, 2008

Republican Sen. John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said Wednesday he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits. ...more

April 24, 2008

Gathering strength, Sen. Barack Obama collected a key labor endorsement and coaxed away one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegates Friday, at the same time he criticized his rival for supporting legislation harmful to workers. ...more

February 16, 2008

Congress sent President Bush legislation Thursday to improve auto safety for children, including measures intended to reduce back-overs and accidents involving power windows. ...more

February 15, 2008