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Half a percentage point separates Obama and Romney in Florida, making it too close to call. The difference is that Obama has enough of an electoral cushion that the final result doesn't matter.

Every six years, Florida voters decide whether the state's Supreme Court justices get to keep their seats on the bench. Typically, these votes generate little public interest, but this year, Florida's Republican Party and outside political groups are targeting three justices for defeat.

By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama won seven of the eight battleground states and is ahead in Florida, the final battleground.

George Zimmerman claims he was out on Neighborhood Watch patrol, saw a suspicious youth and followed the boy. Trayvon's family and supporters want to know if the unarmed teen, who was black, was gunned down in a tragic case of racial profiling.

On Florida Matters this week, WUSF brings you exclusive interview with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Host Carson Cooper traveled to Tampa City Hall to talk…

The law, passed in 2005, got rid of the English Law concept of "duty to retreat" from a dangerous situation. Instead, a person can hold his ground and meet force with force — deadly if they feel is necessary.

Trayvon Martin apparently was being followed by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman before Zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed…

When the Supreme Court hears arguments over President Obama's health care law next week, one item on the table will be a program that has been in place for nearly 50 years: Medicaid. The program is already a sore issue in Florida, which is one of the states fighting the health care law.

After an eight month world-wide search, the USF College of Business has found its new dean: Dr. Moez Limayen.He comes from the Sam M. Walton College of…

My grandma used to say, "up yonder" and "man alive." She was from Gainesville, Georgia. My family's roots on my dad's side are steeped in Florida. My…

"Now is the time for Republicans to unite behind Gov. Romney and take our message of fiscal conservatism and job creation to all voters this fall," the former Florida governor says.

Activists were to gather Wednesday at the Florida Division of Licensing to ask for the suspension of George Zimmerman's concealed weapons permit.After…

OSCEOLA COUNTY - You'd think that wading through some of the most impenetrable swamps in Florida and traveling a thousand miles from the Everglades to…

The Miami high school attended by Trayvon Martin, the student shot and killed by a neighborhood watch leader in Central Florida, held a moment of silence…

TAMPA - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is back in the news - this time, he's been sued for jailing minors near adults.That's according to a federal…

The Hillsborough Sheriff's Department is recruiting 200 women into its force. Right now, only 19% of field positions are filled by women.This campaign to…

The historic wrongs against the local black community go back a long way in the Florida city. The memory of those events is still fresh, and they are getting another airing in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, which protesters have called racially motivated.

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition started their trek in January at the tip of the Everglades, and they plan to end it next month at the Okeefenokee…

TAMPA - While thousands protested in Sanford in support of the family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, a group of activists gathered in Tampa at the…

It's not the U.S. News list of top universities, but the University of South Florida is at least getting the attention of another national media outlet.…

Just in time for the fall election, Sen. Marco Rubio and other Republicans are reportedly working on their own version of the DREAM Act.Polls show…

He had some minor brushes with school authorities, but no arrests. And he had many of the dreams that are common to most teens. The Florida teenager's life ended Feb. 26, in a shooting that has reignited a national discussion about race.

TAMPA - An East Tampa Church was overflowing Tuesday night as community members came out in support of the family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin. Nearly…

Investigators thought they had evidence to support arresting George Zimmerman, according to reports from The Miami Herald and CBS News. But the local state attorney told them they needed to get more evidence.

With the ongoing Occupy movement, you can bet that thousands of protestors will show up in Tampa for the Republican National Convention in August.And now,…