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Republicans in states that President Obama carried are looking at proposals to change the way Electoral College votes are given out. If these changes had been in place nationwide in November, Mitt Romney might have won.

The 2012 election will be remembered for revealing major demographic shifts among voters. That change was very apparent in the swing state of Florida.NPR…

During last summer's Republican National Convention, countless luminaries took to the stage of the Tampa Bay Times Forum: party nominee Mitt Romney, GOP…

Pity Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation. It finds itself 2 1/2 years behind on preparing for full implementation of the Patient Protection and

In his inaugural address, President Obama envisioned a nation where even "the poorest child knows she has the same chance to succeed as anyone else." But a new report finds that 44 percent of Americans do not have the savings to cover basic expenses for three months if they lose their income.

Most states require car owners to have liability insurance to cover damages their vehicles cause to others; some economists think we should require the same of gun owners.

Florida was a poster child for all the familiar excesses of the housing bubble -- the bad loans, the overheated market, the frenzied development. Although…

It's a somber day on Florida's east coast, as Kennedy Space Center holds a Day of Remembrance on the 10-year anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia…

Dr. Kiran Patel of Tampa, who already has two small but fast-growing Medicare HMOs, said he has offered to take over Universal Health Care, a…

Dr. Kiran Patel of Tampa, who already has two small but fast-growing Medicare HMOs, said he has offered to take over Universal Health Care, a financially

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., appears to have reversed his views on an earned path to citizenship, which in a Tea Party-backed 2010 campaign he called "code for amnesty." Some critics say the young Cuban-American lawmaker seems to be looking ahead to 2016 and a possible White House bid.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife may upgrade the wood stork's status from "endangered" to "threatened." But some environmentalists and the Audubon Society says that in south Florida, the bird's population is still a long way from reaching a full recovery.

Where's the beef? The answer, at least for this week, is Tampa.Tuesday through Saturday, the Tampa Convention Center will host the National Cattlemen's…

Rubio is part of a bipartisan group of senators working on immigration reform legislation. He'll deliver his speech in English and Spanish.

For college football fans, signing day is like Christmas, when you finally see what new presents your team has under the tree. For players and their…

The cast of Opera Tampa performed for a hungry crowd earlier this week during the mayor's monthly Food Truck Fiesta. As the audience devoured some of the…

What does ending Saturday mail delivery have to do with the media?Well, Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute's "Sense Making Project" says there are…

A hacker cracked email accounts of several Bush family members -- including former Governor Jeb Bush and former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W.…

WARNING: Pictures and video may contain disturbing images.Roseann Fusco says the last thing on her mind when she agreed to get a steroid injection for…

The report also found that Latinos and Asian-Americans born in the U.S. are more likely to support abortion and gay rights than their foreign-born parents.

Universal Health Care executives overstated assets and submitted "misleading financial statements" to the state and a major creditor, according to state…

Valentine's Day is just days away, but what about when your sweetheart is thousands of miles away? The ultimate test of a long-distance romance is having…

Delayed airline flights at Tampa International Airport are expected when heavy weather hits up North. But who ever thought the blizzard bearing down on…

While there's plenty of action on the icy roads outside Boston's TD Garden arena, there will be no match-up inside on the ice this Saturday.The hockey…

Andre Barbosa had been been living in the 7,200-square-foot home with an ocean view since December. After consulting with the state attorney, police decided he was trespassing.