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A dispute alleging Gov. Rick Scott and his staff subverted public-records laws will cost the state $700,000, according to an agreement released Friday by…

The Florida Legislature will pass a flurry of bills this week. But the only thing they’re constitutionally required to do is pass a state budget....

One Spark, pension reform, and the Florida Gators are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories…

The 25-year-old former Army intelligence analyst was responsible for the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history. In 2010, he gave WikiLeaks more than 700,000 documents. A judge handed down his sentence Wednesday. The maximum punishment possible was 90 years in prison.

Several Florida Democratic lawmakers are facing questions about where they live. Some suspect the legislators are living outside of the districts they

Some state contractors are worried about new public records requirements that cost them money and put them at risk of legal trouble. Vendors acting on