U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson speaks with reporters following his meeting this afternoon with Gov.-elect Rick Scott. Read More

Meeting reporters after sitting down with the Florida Congressional delegation, Gov.-elect Rick Scott criticized the Obama administration's decision today to back off plans for oil drilling off the Gulf of Mexico. He addressed various other issues as w... Read More

The Obama administration this afternoon is expected to reverse pre-BP oil spill plans to open up drilling off Florida, an official confirmed to the Buzz. Story here. Read More

Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson today announced that BP will pay $20 million to the state over the next three years to help pay for more inspections of gulf seafood to check for lingering effects of this summer's oil spill. Half of the money w... Read More

Gov. Charlie Crist on the Obama administration's plan to lift the ban on deepwater oil drilling: "As long as Gulf Coast residents and businesses are struggling with the claims process and being made whole, the drilling moratorium should not be... Read More

Count Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson among the critics blasting the Obama Administration over a new report that says the White House suppressed information about the possible size of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and let politics run the show. The... Read More

BP claims czar Kenneth Feinberg yielded to critics and announced today that geographic proximity to the oil spill "would not prevent a legitimate individual or business claim from being processed." Feinberg portrayed the change as a "clarification," though the issue... Read More

In a harshly worded letter to the federal government's BP claims czar Kenneth Feinberg, Senate President Jeff Atwater bascially tells him: don't screw up. "I have become increasingly troubled by reports of delays in the claims process, artificial and capricious... Read More

After hearing from Russell Kent of the attorney general's office about all the disagreements they're having with oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg, who doesn't think that many of the businesses affected by the plunge in tourism should be compensated,... Read More

BP spent $93 million on advertising from April through July, more than three times what it spent during the same period in 2009, according to information provided to a House committee at the request of Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa. "While... Read More