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The Student Environmental Association at USF is teaming up with Power Vote, a group of young people advocating for alternative energy. They're holding a…

Florida is making great progress in getting children enrolled in health insurance, according to a report released Tuesday. But the authors warn the trend…

As three more cases of fungal meningitis were confirmed in Florida on Wednesday, bringing the case count to 22, the state's top health official said the…

President Obama started his morning with a cup of Cuban coffee and a crowd estimated at 8,500 people in Centennial Park in Ybor City."Good morning,…

President Barack Obama spoke to potential voters at a rally in Ybor City on Thursday morning.He wasn't the only one who had things to say.The people who…

Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., was charged Wednesday by Florida authorities with alleged ethics violations while he was in the state Legislature, perhaps imperiling his bid for re-election to the House in an already tight contest.

Hurricane Sandy is now directly east of the Tampa Bay area, and is drifting north in the Atlantic off Florida's east coast. Forecasters from the National…

We're zeroing in on eight "tossup" states where the race is too close to call, but where the election will likely be decided. Try your hand at gaming out the electoral vote possibilities.

The fallout from Hurricane Sandy is affecting the political world. This morning, President Obama canceled an appearance in Orlando because it would be too…

At a time when both presidential campaigns would typically be hitting all the swing states, some were off limits owing to Hurricane Sandy. Still, with only a week left before the election, the campaigns both had to find ways to continue their efforts while heeding Hurricane Katrina's lessons.

If there's anyone who can empathize with victims of Hurricane Sandy, it's Floridians. Here are five ways to make a tax-deductible donation through the…

A majority of voters along Florida's I-4 corridor disagreed with Gov. Rick Scott's decision to cancel plans for a high-speed rail line from Tampa to…

A 4-year-old in Colorado snapped when she heard one too many NPR reports about the campaign. "I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney," she tearfully said. Watch the video.

Nearly a dozen volunteers were burning up the phone lines inside Call Room #4 at the Romney campaign's South Tampa office.Phone banks are nothing new to…

This month, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and NPR affiliates all over Florida gave you a close look at four proposed amendments to…

From trading suits for sandals in search of offshore investments to risking cholesterol counts to sample fried butter - NPR journalists have canvassed the U.S. countless times over to report this election. We caught up with them to revisit some memorable moments that shaped NPR election coverage.

President Obama and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continued their display of post-hurricane bipartisanship. It was striking considering Christie's pointed criticisms of Obama before the disaster.

President Obama and Mitt Romney are making their final push in the last weekend before Election Day. Their focus is on specific counties in certain battleground states where they hope their appearances will turn out supporters without turning off any voters still on the fence.

With the presidential election looking to be very close, the outcome could come down to relatively few votes in a battleground state. That has the political parties, state election offices and lawyers for the campaigns preparing a post-Tuesday strategy.

Depends. Whom do you believe?The Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 poll out today shows that 6 percent lead for Romney in Florida. It's consistent with earier…

In theory, Obama appears to be winning the early vote in Florida.Democrats are leading Republicans 43 to 40 percent in early voting and absentee ballots…

After the Miami-Dade County mayor ordered a stop to voting, some in line banged on the windows and chanted, "Let us vote." In the Orlando area, a bomb threat suspended early voting.

Oops.This morning, about 12,500 voters in Florida's Pinellas County received a robocall from the county election supervisor's office...telling them they…

Both presidential campaigns are positioned to work up to the last minute to earn your vote – if you’ve not already voted.Florida is a statistical toss up…

Early voting in Florida ended officially on Saturday, but several elections supervisors in the Tampa Bay area offered voters another option called…