Former Congressman Kendrick Meek recalls his entry into Florida politics when, as the first Black captain in the Florida ...

Columnist Steve Bousquet attended the large outpouring of affection on Wednesday in Ocala for former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who recently died at the age of 91.

Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, a long-time Florida politician who became governor for nearly a month following the abrupt death of ...

Flags already are at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter, however, until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28, under a ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve at the age of 91, had a more profound influence on Florida ...

Former Congressman Kendrick Meek recalls his entry into Florida politics when, as the first Black captain in the Florida Highway Patrol, he served as travel aide to then-Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay.

An inveterate policy wonk, MacKay finished his political career as a special envoy to Latin America for President Bill ...

Mackay served as Florida’s governor for less than a month in 1998 after Lawton Chiles’s sudden death. However, his passion ...

Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.

Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who as lieutenant governor became Florida’s most recent Democratic governor in 1998 on the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, died New Year’s Eve afternoon at his ...