A little more than a month out from the November election, the courtship of Puerto Ricans in Florida intensified Monday, with the island’s governor throwing his support behind U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in what could be seen as a blow to Nelson’s opponent, Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

A fierce debate about the insurance practice known as “assignment of benefits” could play out at the Florida Supreme Court.

The Climate Solutions Caucus--which is led by two South Florida congressmen--has expanded with two members with one of them from the Sunshine State. 

Behind in the polls against Democratic nominee Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is getting some help from a veterans group. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.. is calling on the U.S. State Department to designate the Maduro regime in charge of Venezuela as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. 

Freshman U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., continued his fight to reform unions last week when he introduced the Union Integrity Act which, he insists, will protect whistle blowers and crack down on corruption. 

Starting Tuesday and for the next two weeks, Sunshine State News will run the 12 proposed constitutional amendments on the 2018 Florida ballot -- one amendment per day -- including an analysis of each initiative, as produced by The James Madison Institute.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott have sparred at a distance for months.

It was a spirited night in Orlando for the Republican Party of Florida on Saturday, as the RPOF hosted its largest fundraiser of the year, the 2018 Victory Dinner at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 Friday to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to the full Senate for a vote.