The Powerball lottery is coming to Florida in January, but some lawmakers fear it could make schools more dependent on gambling.

Florida health insurance web, a free health insurance consulting service reports that "Republican candidate John McCain plans to make buying health insurance similar to buying a computers or cars," saying competition will lower prices of health care.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Charlie Crist overstepped his authority when he negotiated a deal last year that let...

Authorities say a 74-year-old was arrested after shoving a man who couldn't remember a gated community's entrance code in South Florida.

A ruling by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday struck down Gov. Charlie Crist's gambling deal that allowed the Seminole Tribe to offer Las Vegas-style slot machines, baccarat and blackjack at its casinos, including the Hard Rock chain.

South Florida bankruptcy filings jumped 86.5 percent in June from a year ago but registered only a slight increase from May. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida reported 1,768 bankruptcies last month, up from 948 in June 2007. There were 1,731 filings in May. The figures include filings from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

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TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Big news for Florida Lottery Players: Powerball.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lottery officials said Wednesday they will add the national Powerball game to the state's portfolio in January and become the new host for the game's semiweekly drawings.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District recently modernized its IT architecture to ease the permit application and review processes associated with constructing wells. The district's upgrade and long-term strategy has earned it the Redmond Developer News 2008 Innovator Award in the service oriented architecture (SOA) category.