During an election year when access to health care is the second most important domestic issue cited by Americans, Sen. Mel Martinez, incredibly, voted against legislation that would ensure stability in the Medicare program for Florida's elderly and disabled patients. ...more

July 9, 2008

Orson Welles (May 6, 1915-Oct. 10, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor, and film producer. His father was a well-to-do inventor. His mother was a beautiful concert pianist. Welles is perhaps best known for "The War of the Worlds." This was an episode of the American radio series, a drama series that was heard on Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween special on Oct. 30, 1938 on CBS Radio. ...more

July 7, 2008

Cadet Robert Rawls of Plant City High School was named distinguished honor graduate of the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge Summer Camp held this month near Lake Wales. ...more

June 24, 2008

NASA told a Senate panel Monday that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop flying in two more years, about half the cutback initially reported. ...more

June 24, 2008

In a three-day tour of Florida this week, John McCain sought to set the tone for his campaign against Barack Obama, showing himself as a reformer distinct from President Bush, but more experienced and prudent than his opponent. ...more

June 7, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., is already receiving royalties for his autobiography to be released later this year, and Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, remains the Tampa Bay area's wealthiest member of Congress. ...more

May 20, 2008

Florida now has more Hispanic voters registered Democratic than Republican. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Florida now has more Hispanic voters registered as Democrats than Republicans. The difference is small – less than a percentage point. But it reflects a long-term demographic shift that could benefit Democrats: the increasing dominance of non-Cubans, particularly Puerto Ricans, among Floridians of Hispanic descent. ...more

May 9, 2008

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez came through Tampa on Monday with the Colombian ambassador to the United States to promote the Colombian Free Trade Agreement, a pact that has become politically controversial even though both sides acknowledge its economic effects would not be large. ...more

May 6, 2008

Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida is in a position to help move along a bill that could lower property insurance rates in disaster-prone states, but hasn't been aggressive enough in doing so, said the two Democratic House members sponsoring the legislation. ...more

April 15, 2008