TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lawmakers are putting many "eggs" in the Farm Bill "basket" in Washington, one of which could affect the welfare of farm animals, worker safety and environmental protection in Flor [ ... ]

MIAMI - Advocates for immigration reform in Florida who have stood by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are doing a double-take this week, after the "Gang of Eight" member proposed an amendment to his ow [ ... ]

Gov. Rick Scott is using this week's trip to the Paris Air Show to highlight a number of new or expanded French connections to Florida.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 18, 2013.......... Andy Ford has been president of the Florida Education Association teachers union through a tumultuous time that has included legal and legislative bat [ ... ]

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 [ ... ]

Miami, FL –bsp;Last night, the House Judiciary Committee surprisingly passed the “SAFE Act”, a piece-meal legislation that looks more like an outdated nationwide version of Arizona's SB-1070 t [ ... ]

WASHINGTON - Global warming is turning up the heat on national security, according to the Pentagon. Factors that military strategists now have to consider include global food and water scarcity. These [ ... ]

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 [ ... ]

 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 [ ... ]