U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, introduced a resolution calling for Congress to hold a 40-hour work week when in session. 

On Sunday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags across Florida to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of a mass shooting at a community college in Oregon last week.  

Arne Duncan will surrender his U.S. secretary of education post in December, an Education Department official confirmed Friday. The news was first reported by the Associated Press.

Gov. Rick Scott showcased a report from  Enterprise Florida and CareerSource Florida which showed the defense industry added $79.8 billion--9.5 percent of the state’s economy--to Florida last year. 

Gov. Rick Scott showcased a report from  Enterprise Florida and CareerSource Florida which showed the defense industry added $79.8 billion--9.5 percent of the state’s economy--to Florida last year. 

Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., came out swinging on Friday, hitting U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., for being one of three Democrats who backed creating the Benghazi Select Committee. 

Businessman Donald Trump named his Florida director on Friday, turning to Karen Giorno to lead his efforts in the Sunshine State as he continues his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. 

This week, on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., tackled international issues as the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues held its first “Stand With Greece” summit as leaders looked at how that European nation can deal with the challenges of increased immigrants from Syria and other parts of the Middle East. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, brought back a bill withholding American funding of the United Nations until waste is reduced and anti-Israel bias are eliminated. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, brought back a bill withholding American funding of the United Nations until waste is reduced and anti-Israel bias are eliminated. 

The Florida State University College of Medicine will hold an event on Monday as it names it auditorium after former state Sen. Durell Peaden. 

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., who is making a second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, called out President Barack Obama on Thursday night after the president called for more gun control measures hours after the mass shooting at an Oregon community college. 

With former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination, headed to Broward College for an event on Friday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) wants to know where two South Florida Democrats stand on the controversy over her use of a private server for confidential email she used at the State Department. 

The first quarter of the new fiscal year was a record one for the Florida Lottery with $1.35 billion in sales from July through September. During the same period last year, the Lottery had $1.25 billion in sales. 

The University of Tampa (UT) announced--for the 19th year in a row--a record high enrollment for the fall term.