Mike Bennett

Editor: It takes a lot of time and effort to run for public office, so thanks to all of the candidates in Aberdeen's election. The current council and Mayor Mike Bennett have worked diligently together along with experienced department heads and staff to...

Feel like the streets are a little too bumpy for your taste? Or maybe your property tax bill is higher than you like. And what about the parks in your community – are they up to snuff? Or, maybe you feel like all these things are being managed...

Election Day is Tuesday for residents of Bel Air and Aberdeen, where people will be voting on who will hold several key municipal offices. In Bel Air, voters will be casting ballots for three of five candidates for town commissioner, while in Aberdeen,...

Despite support from Florida’s top leaders on the need for new laws to fight automobile insurance fraud, the proposals faced intense scrutiny at House and Senate insurance committee meetings today. Several Senators demanded insurers and others...

Two dozen Florida legislators announced today they've endorsed Mitt Romney for president, adding to the 12 who had previously sided with the Republican candidate. Locals include Reps. Steve Crisafulli of Merritt Island, Byron Nelson of Apopka and Steve...

The red palm weevil, a pest dreaded for its lethal effect on stately palm trees, has been lying low in Laguna Beach, where it was first discovered last year. Although some palm trees have been treated in Laguna Beach as a precaution, the Orange County...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. David Simmons is advancing a re-worked and slightly less generous commercial property tax constitutional amendment  than the version the Florida Legislature last spring voted to place on the 2012 ballot. The amendment (HJR 381)...

Less than a month after filing to run for Congress against U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, state Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, is dropping out of the race. Here's the statement sent out on his behalf: State Senator Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) today...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has announced the endorsements of his Republican presidential campaign by a slew of Florida legislators. Here's the list, as released by his campaign: Members Of Florida Legislature Endorsing Mitt Romney: State...

TALLAHASSEE — With lawmakers set to be in Tallahassee in only a few weeks for a round of committee meetings, lawmakers are starting to file legislation that will be seen in the 2012 legislative session. We'll be updating you periodically with...

If Republican state lawmakers are feeling confined by term limits, I wish they'd just vote to get rid of them altogether. After all, it's hypocritical for regulations-hating Republicans to support term-limit regulations, isn't it? Term limits also...