A tight money market and tough times for taxpayers have some questioning if now is the best time to spend more than 1.5 billion dollars to buy U.S. Sugar's land to help restore the Everglades. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

Authorities in Florida say it’s difficult to quantify, however, they have no doubt that gang activity is growing statewide. So they’ve started a collaborative effort to reduce gangs at the regional level. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

Canceled classes and stormy weather didn’t keep Florida’s Board of Education members from meeting yesterday. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

The U.S. Department of the Interior wants to sell more oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Its new lease initiative would include areas where offshore drilling is currently banned by Congress. Bobbie O'Brien reports.

A team of scientists from Louisiana is in the Gulf of Mexico right now gathering data on what has become known as “the dead zone.” It’s a layer of saltwater with such low oxygen levels that it can’t support marine life. Some computer models show this season’s “dead zone” may be the largest ever measured. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

There’s a new study that tries to explain why Florida’s high school graduation rate appears high when calculated by the state, but near the bottom of the list according to national statistics. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

An investigation has found that thousands of criminals were licensed by the state to work in the mortgage market despite their backgrounds. At least one top official says it’s time for the person who had oversight of the state’s oversight agency to step down. Bobbie O’Brien has more.

The state’s largest PRIVATE insurer is seeking a 47 percent increase in premiums from homeowners for the coming year. Bobbie O’Brien has more.

Yesterday President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling that had been in place since his father’s term. Bobbie O’Brien has reaction from two members of Florida’s Congressional delegation.

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned an agreement Governor Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling at its casinos. But it may be weeks or longer before the true impact of the ruling is known. Bobbie O’Brien reports.