For some mothers in Florida, gone are the days when they looked forward to seeing their children come home from school.

While he has only been in Congress for less than two months, U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., has already generated some buzz as a possible candidate for statewide office and that noise will only increase as he is set to play a big role at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) later this week. 

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system.

Visit Florida might not be a goner after all. On Monday, Rep. Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, filed an amendment to the controversial bill to ax Florida’s tourism agency, Visit Florida. Under the amendment, Visit Florida would be given a second chance, but would be given a much smaller annual budget of $25 million to make ends meet.

Despite taking a seat in Congress for the first time last month, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., will be leading Democrats on a U.S. House subcommittee. 

Activists are turning Presidents Day into “Protest Day” across the state, using the federal holiday as an opportunity to say “no” to the country’s newest President, Donald Trump.

A tall figure with perfectly coifed blond hair approached the stage nimbly, a spring in his step as the cheers grew louder. Signs flew into the air as a sea of people saw the man they believe will make America great once more. 

Another day, another lawsuit for House Speaker Richard Corcoran -- this time, the Land O’ Lakes Republican is hedging his bets against a new target, taking aim at the Florida Lottery.

There was already plenty of anti-judiciary invective being hurled around the Legislature in the run-up to the 2017 legislative session, and this week may have intensified the tension.

In legal battle after legal battle, the state or the Legislature suffered a loss. A special master appointed to referee the latest battle in the “water war” between Florida and Georgia essentially said Florida's case was all wet. State laws on abortion and guns were blocked by the courts.

Doctors in the Sunshine State can now freely ask whether their patients own guns in their home after a federal appeals court struck down the law on Thursday -- and gun rights groups haven’t been passive in expressing their dissatisfaction over the ruling.