The State Board of Education issued $31.3 million in fines for public schools and another $355,000 for charter schools Tuesday for exceeding Florida's class-size limits, but much of that money could get funneled back into the schools that exceeded the caps.

Of the 67 counties in Florida, one stands out with an unflattering moniker: Palm Beach 'Corruption' County.

Forget Palm Beach County's problems in the Supervisor of Elections' office. Now there's election trouble brewing in the school district of this, Florida's second largest county.

This Week’s Heroes: Maurice Ferre and Buddy Dyer

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, both Democrats, showed rare courage among today's career politicians, breaking ranks with their party last week to support Republicans they believe will be better for Florida than the Democratic nominees.

A long-favored plan for creating an inland distribution center to maximize cargo taken in by the maritime industry in South Florida is dead, and the sugar company that proposed it is recommending that the Port of Palm Beach start over in its search for a location.

Florida Crystals’ plan to host the 318-acre South Florida Regional Intermodal Logistics Center in western Palm Beach County has been taken off the table, and the company is offering instead an 850-acre plot elsewhere in the poverty-stricken rural area.

Florida Crystals executives, in Tallahassee Wednesday for Palm Beach County Days, said they have been seeking a settlement with the Department of Community Affairs to continue the company's Inland Logistics Center south of Lake Okeechobee.

The arrest of a fourth Palm Beach County commissioner last month should raise the stakes on corruption investigations in Florida.

I do believe, or want to, that most teachers are dedicated professionals who care deeply about educating children.