FL Debt Consolidation in Florida

When Stacy Ritter shows up at Florida's official presidential inaugural ball in the nation's capital, she'll be wearing a gown she purchased eight years ago.

Powerball hit Florida Wednesday night with the first ever drawing to include the Sunshine State broadcast live from Universal Studios.

A national veterans cemetery has officially opened in Jacksonville. The cremated remains of eight veterans were laid to rest at the Jacksonville National Cemetery Wednesday morning.

Even while Florida's schools struggle financially, a report card issued Wednesday by Education Week magazine shows them making academic progress and ranks the state 10th nationwide.

Florida House Democrats on Wednesday called on the Republican leadership that controls the Legislature to slow down, wait for help from Washington and soften the blow of $2.4 billion in cuts to essential state ...

Former Gov. Jeb Bush's decision to take a pass on Florida's up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat in 2010 has set the stage for fiercely competitive primaries in both parties and raised Democrats' hopes that in two ...

Learning that state revenue fell by another $100 million last month, Florida lawmakers began their new year on Monday preparing to cut some $1 billion in funding for schools, nursing homes and other government ...

Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston flew back to their home in Ocala, in centralA Florida onA Monday eveningA with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett.

In a first-of-its-kind reprimand, the Florida Supreme Court scolded a judge Tuesday for a "personal attack" and "unsubstantiated accusations" he made against a colleague in a written opinion.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, saying that it was not the right time to return to elected office.

Gov. Charlie Crist invited some corporate executives to the Governor's Mansion today to rally support for a new small-business loan program designed to help companies with about 10 to 100 employees get quick ...

Florida legislators are beginning their search for ways to close a $2.3 billion deficit in the current state budget during a two-week special session.

Florida's new, affordable health care insurance program took effect on Monday. The program, called Cover Florida, is available to anyone between 19 and 64 years old.

Should minors be allowed in bars? Five up at bat County officials say choosing the companies was a can of corn after they agreed to hire local workers Manatee deaths up slightly in 2007 No more free beer at ...

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom announced Monday he will give up the $110,000 Northwest Florida State College job he took the day he was sworn in as speaker.

Larry Arrington, dean and director of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, has been named interim senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, UF ...

Authorities have identified a 49-year-old man who was found dead inside a charred travel trailer in central Florida.

Florida legislators begin their search Monday for areas to carve $2.3 billion from the current state budget during a two-week special session brought on by the economic crisis.

Four months after they appeared in the waters between Havana and Miami, the four dead men remain nameless.

AirTran Airways is apologizing to nine Muslim passengers kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a remark by the passengers about about airline safety they thought ...