U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, officially committed to end the controversial Common Core State Standards if elected president, signing a pledge with Florida Parents Against Common Core on Friday. The pledge says he will oppose any federal efforts to mandate, impose or influence standards, assessments or curriculum across the country.

Laws set to ease up on gun control in Florida may not have passed through the Florida Legislature yet, but they're already pitting gun groups against each other in a bitter battle over whether or not the state will be safer if more concealed carry permit holders can carry their guns in public places.

The Florida College System will honor four colleges for innovation and excellence in Orlando Wednesday, highlighting these public institutions for their programs of excellence at the Association of Florida Colleges’ annual convention. 

The Sunshine Law may try to promote transparency in Florida’s government, but the Sunshine State fails when it comes to government accountability and transparency, receiving a D- from a recent report from the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

It’s the final countdown for Florida lawmakers as they try to hammer out a new set of Senate district maps and state legislators still haven’t finalized a map as of Thursday evening, and Florida senators have yet to agree on a finalized map for Florida’s 40 Senate districts.

By a 10-3 vote, campus carry is again inching its way to the Florida Legislature after passing the House Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee Wednesday.

A bill to allow guns on college campuses is slowly weaving its way through the Florida Legislature, and the proposal is already the subject of intense debate even before the 2016 regular session kicks off.

The Florida House of Representatives dived headfirst into redrawing Florida’s 40 Senate districts Monday, with the House Select Committee on Redistricting passing an amended map from committee Chairman Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, on a 9-4 party line vote.

The Florida House of Representatives will begin its work on a new set of Senate maps next week, and it already appears as if state lawmakers will be looking at changing a proposal passed by the Senate this week.

The Florida Sheriffs Association may have come out against allowing open carry in the Sunshine State, but a Bay County Sheriff is up in arms over what he’s calling a “secret vote” taken by the FSA to oppose a new bill scheduled to hit the Florida Legislature in January.