A House panel approved a proposed constitutional amendment Monday that could shift power in Florida's executive branch.

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., is teaming up with U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, to bring back a proposal to crack down on animal cruelty.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is starting to round up the support of some of the state’s top Democrats as he continues his 2018 gubernatorial bid. 

Florida may have added over 50,000 jobs during the month of January but the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, according to the latest jobs numbers from the state's Department of Economic Opportunity.

As part of the Defense Appropriations Act passed in the U.S. House last week, Congress is creating a Lupus Research Program under the  Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program run by the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Maryland. That’s a win for two Florida Republicans who co-chair the Congressional Lupus Caucus. 

Sunshine State News reporter Allison Nielsen will be on the air Monday morning with Greg Penglis from 1330 WEBY in Northwest Florida talking gun issues in the Sunshine State. 

Like a movie sequel of questionable entertainment value that everyone feels compelled to go see regardless, the 2017 legislative session rolled into Tallahassee this week, mixing the usual pomp and circumstance with interparty acrimony.

The Florida House of Representatives has thrown down the gauntlet and sent Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida to their graves, voting to cut both agencies in a vote held Friday. 

The Florida House continued its legislative crackdown on lobbyists Friday, extending the statewide ban on former lawmakers and elected officials from two years to six years. The bill would make Florida the most restrictive state in the country for lobbyists.

Now in his second term in Congress, South Florida Republican Carlos Curbelo continues to move up the ladder, even as he shows no hesitation on breaking with President Donald Trump and his policies.