2017 was a somewhat slow year when it came to Second Amendment issues, and while the year handed some victories to pro-gun groups, it also handed them several losses, with roadblocks all the way from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C. 

(This is the first in a series of News Service of Florida stories previewing issues for the 2018 legislative session)

Education has long been a top priority for Florida lawmakers and in 2017 education once again made a splash in a variety of headlines throughout the year.

Before leaving Washington for the holidays, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., teamed up with two Senate Democrats to introduce a bill that continues the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Counterterrorism Advisory Board (CTAB). 

State Rep. Don Hahnfeldt, R-The Villages, died unexpectedly Sunday evening. He was 73. 

The end of December 1778 proved an awful Christmas for the fledgling United States but a great Yuletide for Florida.

While East Florida was not, by any means, one of the focuses of attention during the Revolutionary War, the British and Americans battled for the region during the early stages of the war. East Florida, then a separate colony from West Florida, remained with the British during the American Revolution despite numerous attempts by the Americans to capture St. Augustine during the early stages of the war.

This week, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, joined key Republicans on Capitol Hill when it comes to foreign policy in asking the Trump administration to crack down on Hezbollah’s activities in the Western Hemisphere. 

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Palm Coast Republican who continues to mull a bid for governor, drew Twitter praise Friday from President Donald Trump, who flew to Palm Beach for the Christmas holiday.

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is continuing to keep up the pressure to ensure the American embassy in Israel moves from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.