As criticism of Gov. Rick Scott’s budget poured in Tuesday from educators, legislators and interest groups, the governor was able to find one receptive audience -- the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Seven Floridians die each day from prescription drug overdoses, and on Thursday Attorney General Pam Bondi set out her plan to combat that statistic, pushing for more stringent rules governing “pill mills.”

Gov. Rick Scott’s budget recommendations will not be released until next week, but the kind of proposals his office has preferred so far reveal his approach to providing the savings he promised as a candidate.

Northern Florida District Court Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling, declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional and void, has left parties on both sides of the lawsuit to ponder their next bit of legal strategem as the case winds its way through the judicial system.

U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson issued a ruling from Pensacola on Monday declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

Gov. Rick Scott met formally with his Cabinet for the first time Wednesday, and all members appear intent on finding ways to cut spending by merging, consolidating or eliminating programs or agencies in their departments.

Gov. Rick Scott said creating more jobs and opportunities and leveling the playing field for everyone -- that's the best way to achieve Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a society where character, not skin color, is the determinant factor.

Gov. Rick Scott’s inaugural parade featured marching bands, floats, and appropriately enough for the upstart Republican, elephants.