As the nation girds for marches this weekend led by kids demanding stricter gun regulations, the always-heated debate over firearms continued in the state Capitol.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday called for the exclusion of "the Cuban dictatorship" from the upcoming Summit of the Americas April 13 and 14 in Lima, Peru.

State Rep. Carlos Trujillo of Miami was confirmed by the United States Senate Thursday night and now is officially the U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States. As such, he will serve as one of four deputies to former South Carolina Gov. and current U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

The LIBRE Initiative, a group backing free market economics and focused on Hispanics, is going to bat for Florida legislators who supported expanding school choice in the recently closed legislative session. 

From his perch on the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., wants answers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about employees taking part in protests backed by big unions. 

With 25 potential changes to the state Constitution before it, a committee Thursday began debating how to group and define the proposals that may be headed to the November general-election ballot.

Senate President Joe Negron is mulling an early exit from the Legislature.

The Stuart Republican will formally relinquish his leadership role to Sen. Bill Galvano after the November elections. But in an interview Friday with The News Service of Florida --- and in comments Tuesday to his hometown news outlet TCPalm.com --- Negron said he’s going to spend the next few weeks deciding if he wants to stay in the Senate the next two years as a rank-and-file member.

National Democrats are placing their bets in an open congressional race in Northeast Florida. 

A Florida Republican congressman wants “ethical hackers” to test the U.S. State Department’s cyber defenses. 

When asked, Javier Manjarres, managing editor of conservative blog site The Shark Tank, wouldn't confirm he's making a run for U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch's CD 22 seat, but he did sound like a man with a bone to pick with Democrat Deutch -- and a "probable" opponent for the incumbent.