Bill Cotterell

The first and best thing Pam Bondi has going for her is, she’s not Matt Gaetz.

Giving his son a blanket pardon before the Nov. 5 election would have annihilated the slim chance Vice President Harris had at the polls.

The Florida Legislature occasionally adopts resolutions expressing its interest in various events — congratulating a Little League champion, mourning

Is it better for young people to get factual information in the classroom, or have attitudes shaped by TV situation comedies or — heaven forfend — the internet? Education is education, even when it makes us uncomfortable, even when we wish we didn't have to talk about things.

A proposal that takes aim at the Electoral College is dead on arrival in the Florida Legislature, but lawmakers ought to at least give it a hearing.

Former UPI and Tallahassee Democrat reporter Bill Cotterell recalls 1976, the year he spent following Jimmy Carter's campaign.

Carter lived longer than any other president and redeemed his place in history. Bill Cotterell | The News Service of Florida

Legislators long ago pre-empted gun regulation to the state level, forbidding cities and counties to adopt meddlesome local ordinances.

During the tranquil, contemplative days at the end of each year and the start of another, editorial writers and network commentators pause and take a long look at events shaping our lives.

During the tranquil, contemplative days at the end of each year and the start of another, editorial writers and network commentators pause and take a long look at events shaping our lives.