On Thursday, former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, whose name had been generating buzz as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2018, slammed the door on that possibility.
House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott have started to exchange some not-so-subtle jabs about the future of the state's business-recruitment and tourism-marketing agencies
Corcoran, R-Land O' Lakes, has repeatedly expressed opposition to Scott's focus on providing money to Enterprise Florida for business incentives and has questioned the need for tourism-marketer Visit Florida to even exist.
And this week, Corcoran dragged one of the governor's favorite businesses into the mix: Wawa convenience stores.
From his perch as chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, retiring U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., pushed back at a request for higher bonuses for employees from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The new year will be an important one for both of Florida’s two U.S. senators.
Democrat Bill Nelson will face the most immediate pressure as he looks at running for a fourth term in 2018 when he will be 76. Nelson has said he intends to run again but the GOP has momentum in Florida. Still, Nelson has always run ahead of other Democrats, outpacing Al Gore in 2000 and Barack Obama in 2012. Nelson’s folksy demeanor has often helped him win over independents in the Sunshine State and he does carry areas where Democrats haven’t been strong in recent elections.
A measure that would expand how and where Florida's more than 1.67 million concealed-weapons license holders can carry handguns may have an easier path through the Senate in 2017 than in the past.
More medical marijuana is coming to Florida.
On Wednesday, a new dispensary announced it had received authorization from the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Compassionate Use to process and dispense medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.
The end of December 1778 proved an awful Christmas for the fledgling United States but a great Yuletide for Florida.
Miami multimillionaire and donor heavyweight Stephen Bittel’s path to becoming Florida Democratic Party Chair became a little clearer Tuesday evening.
Gov. Rick Scott is urging Raul Castro to usher in a new age of democracy in Cuba following the death of his brother, former Cuban president and tyrant Fidel Castro, last month.
After announcing a new chief of staff earlier in the week, on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to shuffle his staff as he readies to start a second term next month.
