Mayor Pam Iorio confirmed this morning that she is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

January 27, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says residents of the Sunshine State should urge their friends in the chilly north to buy Florida real estate. ...more

January 26, 2009

The Illinois Senate has convened a historic impeachment trial that will determine whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich is removed from office. ...more

January 26, 2009

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief defense attorney announced Friday that he is bailing out of the fraud and bribery case against the governor, strongly hinting that his embattled client refused to listen to his advice. ...more

January 23, 2009

So far, the big names in Florida politics are saying they will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. There's no telling what the political landscape will be like then. ...more

January 21, 2009

America's Big Three automakers got pounded on Capitol Hill last month. Senators from both parties took turns ridiculing General Motors, Ford and Chrysler as out-of-touch fossils, churning out poor-quality products that virtually no one wants to buy. ...more

January 17, 2009

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink was considered a likely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in next year's election. ...more

January 17, 2009

Asked his level of interest in entering the U.S. Senate race in 2010, Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that it was "not much." ...more

January 15, 2009

Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, who led the effort to put class-size limits in the state constitution, is running for the U.S. Senate. ...more

January 14, 2009

In May, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Ledbetter vs. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company holding that the time period for filing a discrimination claim based upon a difference in pay began to run when the pay decision was made. In the case, attorneys for Ms. Ledbetter had argued that she was discriminated against each time she was issued a paycheck at a rate less than her male counterparts. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the argument, finding that the plaintiff's reasoning undercut the requirement to timely file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...more

January 9, 2009