TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced that her office has reached a settlement with Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc., a company that provides facial rejuvenation services. The  [ ... ]

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 14, 2013..........As expected, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed the controversial "Timely Justice Act," a measure aimed at reducing delays in carrying out the death pena [ ... ]

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 17, 2013.......... The secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families and the community-based care agencies that deliver child-welfare services have resolv [ ... ]

A Davie company and its owner have been accused of using state lists of recently formed corporations in an effort to mislead those businesses into paying a final fee for state certification.

Hundreds of north-central Florida corrections officers will receive extra pay or time off as part of a settlement of complaints that the state Department of Corrections violated wage and hour rules, a [ ... ]

Orlando, FL – Students drop out of college for lots of reasons: Work. Family. Bills.
t if you dropped out of Valencia College at some point, it’s a great time to pick up where you left off.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, FL - Staking out conservative positions in a Republican-dominated district, Pensacola insurance agent Mike Hill cruised to victory Tuesday in a special election to replace th [ ... ]

The top five leaders most admired by the world’s business executives are Winston Churchill, Steve Jobs, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela  and Jack Welch – in that order, according to the 2013 G [ ... ]

SAN ANTONIO— Chris Bosh appreciates that he could be the fall guy, even if he's not the fail guy. But the Miami Heat center said he has come to grips with his name being the one most frequently men [ ... ]

SAN ANTONIO—  Following the Miami Heat's Wednesday practice at the AT&T Center, center Chris Bosh spoke of a possible change of address in South Florida. Hours later, his wife took to Twitt [ ... ]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, America’s racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people. Due to an ag [ ... ]

(Baltimore) -- NAACP Executive Vice President and Chief of Programs Steven W. Hawkins has been selected to take the helm of Amnesty International USA as its Executive Director, both organizations anno [ ... ]

ATLANTA – der a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today, Miami-Dade County in Florida has agreed to invest in major upgrade [ ... ]

I was never a fan of the cocktail party-variety networking scene. I will never be one to dart around a room shoving business cards into people’s hands. I prefer meaningful conversations with people, [ ... ]

 There is a 3 year gap between Black and White students. Many people love to believe it's due to income, fatherlessness, educational attainment of the parent and lack of parental involvement.  [ ... ]

When students enroll at Florida A&M University, we enter into a pact. When public and private funds are provided to support our students and operations, we are committed to effective stewardship.  [ ... ]

This week, the Center for American Progress (CAP), a think-tank closely associated with President Obama's Administration since it was the home of many key White House officials like Gene Sperling and  [ ... ]

Dear Central Florida Advocate:

One of the interesting things about this Congressjob is that at any given moment, there are three or four different things to do. What one has to show for one's time in  [ ... ]

If we want to understand the importance of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's recent voting rights reform, we need to look back all the way to the 1901-1902 Virginia Constitutional Convention.

I believe one of the greatest problems facing the Black community is fatherlessness. If you at look at problems such as: incarceration, drug addiction, gangs, teen pregnancy, dropping out, crime, sus [ ... ]

It’s important to celebrate whenever social barriers are knocked down — including the one that fell recently when Mignon Clyburn me the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commissi [ ... ]