Think Florida has no connection to the Declaration of Independence? Actually Florida played a large role in the lives of four of the signers, three of whom celebrated the first Independence Day in Florida on July 4, 1781.
With a new Republican challenger having entered the race, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., has introduced a proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution as she tried to claim the political center.
Palm Coast Republican Paul Renner will likely take over as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in 2022. On Friday, Renner beat out three other state reps for the position to secure the title of freshman class leader and eventually, possible Speaker of the Florida House.
Aside from the occasional hurricane, there are few elements of drama in most Tallahassee summers. The Legislature is out of town. Many of the statewide elected officers spend a lot of time elsewhere. The population drops precipitously as university students take their break.
Does either Republican candidate running for Florida's 116th House District actually live in the district? The battle for the Republican candidacy in HD116 seems to only grow hotter by the day, with new allegations arising that one of the candidates, Daniel Perez, doesn’t actually live in the district he’s running in -- but Perez and his campaign team are wasting no time fighting back.
U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., took the lead in rounding up more than 100 members of Congress to urge the Trump administration to stand against seismic testing in the Atlantic, insisting it’s the first step towards offshore drilling.
The two representatives from South Florida who lead a U.S. House subcommittee, guided through a host of bills this week focused on Middle Eastern affairs.
Marco Rubio had fighting words for the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the U.S. Senate’s proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare this week. On Wednesday, Rubio wasted no time laying into the CBO’s evaluation of the bill, which analysts say will leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026.
A legislative fight that didn't attract much publicity but potentially could involve hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to state taxpayers fizzled out this week with Gov. Rick Scott's veto of a House bill.
The Florida Council of 100 is making recommendations to keep Florida’s PreK-3 students on the path to success. Dubbed “The Horizons 2040 Project: Prekindergarten Through Grade 3,” the report establishes a more long-term vision for elementary education through “beacons” of educational progress.
