On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the unemployment rate in Florida stood at 4.5 percent in April, the lowest it had been since September 2017 and just above the national unemployment rate of 4.4 percent. 

From his perch on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., is looking to ensure all levels of law enforcement are on the same page when it comes to tracking terrorists. 

This week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., scored a win as the U.S. House passed his “Thin Blue Line Act” which would make murdering a police officer, firefighter or first responder killed in federal jurisdiction an aggravating factor in federal death penalty decisions.

A crucial undertaking generations in the making, the Kissimmee River Restoration Project is now within sight of the finish line.

In a highly anticipated decision, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday squashed a broad expansion of slot machines in at least eight counties, saying the decision to allow pari-mutuels to add the lucrative games rests with the Legislature, not voters.

This week, the U.S. House passed without opposition a resolution from the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism, which includes two congressional representatives from South Florida, to examine growing anti-Semitism in Europe.

Two Florida Republicans in Congress made the case that Jerusalem is part of Israel this week. 

Three members of the Florida congressional delegation are looking to crack down on online booking scams. 

On Wednesday,  U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein named former FBI director Robert Mueller to serve as special counsel to investigate Russia’s role in 2016 presidential election. Here are some of the reactions from the Florida congressional delegation:

The Florida Department of Health can move quickly when it wants to.