From afar, Pembroke Pines’ charter schools look like a parent’s dream, with small classes, high marks and active family involvement. But the finances propping up the dream remain shaky. The system of more than...
BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN mbrannigan@MiamiHerald.com The U.S. and Swiss governments are still working Friday morning to settle a high-profile clash over Swiss bank secrecy and the Internal Revenue Service’s right to pursue...
News Service of Florida: State regulators on Thursday approved a slate of requests from State Farm Florida Insurance Co. that will raise premiums for homeowners by an average of 28.4 percent. The decision by the Office...
The silliness remains unchallenged A Florida lobbyist association has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking for a review of Florida’s ban on gifts – not even a free cup of coffee is OK – to legislators. But...
Confrontation over a national healthcare overhaul reached South Florida on Wednesday, when routine office hours for the staff of a Broward-area congressman turned into a raucous protest. The incident is like others that...
Florida’s public employee pension fund lost $27.2 billion, or nearly 19 percent of its value, during a tumultuous year in the financial markets, the state’s top investment official said today. Although underfunded...
State Farm Florida has been given the green light to eliminate some homeowners insurance discounts but the insurer must continue to offer discounts for storm mitigation steps taken by insureds unless it supports that change...
State Rep. Ray Sansom’s lawyer asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing there was no evidence Sansom secured $6 million in taxpayer money for an airport building that a friend and...
Forty years of blazing new trails and dedication to her chosen profession will be recognized on Friday as state Senator Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) is inducted into the prestigious National Bar Association’s Hall of Fame....
~ Tours Tallahassee-based Danfoss Turbocor, developer of energy-efficient refrigerant compressor ~ www.MyFloridaClimate.com TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today, continuing his commitment to increasing...