With Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague last week, the Florida congressman who leads House Democrats on the  Helsinki Commission applauded the decision. 

The race for the seat being vacated by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s retirement has drawn a two-party crowd, but it's less by one now that Raquel Regalado has announced she is pulling herself out of contention. 

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be on the hunt for a new executive director as the year comes to an end.

Gov. Rick Scott is making another push for increased funding for Florida’s education system, saying his new budget proposal will be the “highest ever” in Florida history.

Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., toured Port Everglades as that port continues its expansion efforts. 

Gas prices in Florida dipped slightly last week even as they remain 46 cents higher than they were this time last year.

Once rumored to be a possible frontrunner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Orlando superattorney John Morgan is leaving the party.

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is keeping the pressure up on President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise and move the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

A resolution from two members of the Florida congressional delegation calling for an end to the global dog meat and cat meat trade is gaining momentum in the House with more than 100 co-sponsors and moving through a key committee earlier this month. 

Florida Democrats should have been riding high right now, fresh off two recent victories and with a stable of gubernatorial and legislative candidates pawing at the starting gate in advance of next year's elections.

Instead, party insiders are facing a leadership race, even before the wounds from a bitter battle early this year have completely healed.