The liberal group FloridaStrong is back at it with attacks against the Florida Legislature, this time criticizing state lawmakers for their "blatant disregard for the state constitution."
Four members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republican U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, David Jolly and Dennis Ross and Democrat U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor--wrote Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on Monday, asking for FEMA to declare Tampa Bay a disaster area after recent flooding.
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., took aim at U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s, D-Fla., support of federal funding of Planned Parenthood on Monday. Both DeSantis and Grayson are running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the House leadership as deputy majority whip, announced on Monday he was backing U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., in next year’s race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
On Friday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., offered an update for residents of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties impacted by heavy flooding.
Peter Schorsch, best known for his Saint Petersblog site, is expanding his brand. On Monday, Schorsch released the second issue of Influence Magazine. The new issue offers a look at South Florida, legislative winners and losers and an interview with veteran reporter Marc Caputo who is now with Politico. The new issue can be read here.
Political consultant and firebrand Roger Stone has parted ways with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign, according to a series of tweets as well as an interview with Trump from the Washington Post.
Hillary Clinton said in a fundraising email she didn't watch the FoxNews Republican presidential debate Thursday evening -- instead, she was snapping photos with reality celebrity and selfie queen
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley isn’t happy there will be only six debates between the Democratic presidential candidates. O’Malley’s team is calling foul on the Democratic National Committee’s announcement on Thursday about the six debates.
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that Frontier Communications Corporation will expand in DeLand, adding 400 jobs and investing $2.5 million in Volusia County.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., announced on Thursday that he was backing U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., will be one of the biggest winners in the Florida delegation if the Florida Legislature’s base map on congressional redistricting goes through but she said on Thursday she will be happy with whatever the final map is.