St. Petersburg Times Online: News of Florida

License renewal rule easing
Many immigrants have had to travel far to renew drivers' licenses at a designated office. That will change June 1.

Primed for success
A Deerfield Beach pump supplier is spared competition for millions in contracts.

Weak sales sink Florida's Girl Scout license plates
Motorists must buy or renew specialty tags 8,000 times over five years or the tags are discontinued.

Fla. faces U.S. election suit
The Justice Department says it may sue three Florida counties for violations of voting rights laws in the 2000 presidential election.

State drops race as factor in gifted classes
The Cabinet approves new criteria for identifying gifted children as part of the settlement of a lawsuit.