Firefighter Pay Raise Fight Goes To Supreme Court
After a divided appeals court sided with Gov. Rick Scott, a battle about his 2015 veto of pay raises for state firefighters could be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
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After a divided appeals court sided with Gov. Rick Scott, a battle about his 2015 veto of pay raises for state firefighters could be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency Monday morning as Tropical Storm Emily made landfall over parts of the state.
Florida's governor released details about a proposal to prohibit the state from doing business with any organization that supports the Maduro Regime.
As he eyes a run for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Rick Scott has unveiled the first piece of his pending election-year budget proposal: a $30 million pay raise for state law-enforcement officers.
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management is working behind the scenes after buying $2.8 billion in bonds in Venezuela's state-run oil company. This while Florida's Governor works to prevent the state from doing business with companies supporting the Maduro Regime.
Summer is in full swing and Governor Rick Scott is hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when combatting the Zika virus dominated the headlines.
Florida is starting to accept pitches for $85 million that lawmakers have set aside for economic-development projects.
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Governor Rick Scott is weighing in on the crisis in Venezuela.
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Gov. Rick Scott's net worth rebounded in 2016, a reversal of fortune after his investments plunged a year earlier, according to annual financial disclosure documents.
New laws going into effect Saturday include ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber having to comply with statewide rules and teachers along with students being allowed to express their religious beliefs at public schools.
An attorney for a Florida prosecutor who was stripped of murder cases by Governor Rick Scott called that action unconstitutional Wednesday during a hearing before the state's Supreme Court.
Governor Rick Scott is pushing for changes in the Senate health care bill before it comes up for a vote after the Fourth of July holiday break.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington D.C. to discuss the Senate health care bill, although he hasn't been clear yet about whether he supports or opposes it.
Pointing to a high-rise fire in London that killed dozens of residents, Gov. Rick Scott late Monday vetoed a bill that would have eased fire-protection requirements for older condominium buildings in Florida.
A bill that would make it easier for parents and activists to challenge school textbooks and school library books has been signed into law.
Attorney for Florida's governor argued Monday that the Florida Supreme Court should reject a lawsuit that challenges the governor's veto of $37.4 million that would compensate homeowners for healthy citrus trees that were cut down by the state.
Florida's next chief financial officer will be one of Gov. Rick Scott's original political allies.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday morning hadn't formally received a bill that will give him $85 million to try to boost economic development.
Education issues are a consistent topic inside Florida's capitol building.
Citing the morality of taking another life and the expense, a new conservative group has formed to try and end Florida's death penalty.
A bill that would have made wide-ranging changes in Florida's higher-education system has been vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott.
Miami-Dade is one of multiple counties that have water shortage warnings due to ongoing drought conditions.
CBS News Miami speaks to the victim's family members moments before deputies say she died after being shot by an MDSO deputy.
Terrance Gore, a former outfielder and three-time World Series champion known for his blazing speed on the base paths, has died at 34 years old, according to Major League Baseball officials.
Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff.
A 19 year old high school student has been given an over $2000 bond after police say she pulled the employees' hair and pinned them to the ground.
Miami-Dade is one of multiple counties that have water shortage warnings due to ongoing drought conditions.
CBS News Miami speaks to the victim's family members moments before deputies say she died after being shot by an MDSO deputy.
Terrance Gore, a former outfielder and three-time World Series champion known for his blazing speed on the base paths, has died at 34 years old, according to Major League Baseball officials.
Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff.
A 19 year old high school student has been given an over $2000 bond after police say she pulled the employees' hair and pinned them to the ground.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny is set to take the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else is performing at Super Bowl 60.
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The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.