New Florida Senate rules released Tuesday do not include the broad-based restrictions on lobbying and budget measures that will be imposed by the House, instead settling for tweaks and smaller changes.

The rules for how the Senate will operate over the next two years, released by incoming President Joe Negron, are largely in line with those that have been used in the past. However, the draft slightly shores up some ethics standards for senators and people seeking to influence them.

The U.S. House voted to make it easier to impose sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, passing a measure co-introduced by two congressional representatives from Florida.

Even though he lost his congressional seat last week, outgoing U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., says he wants to stay in Washington as a member of incoming President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. 

While others have their eyes on taking his job as governor in 2018, Gov. Rick Scott is looking ahead to the U.S. Senate as the next step to climb on his political ladder.

The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) is expecting a happy holiday season for Florida retailers based on its latest projection. 

Arthur Keiser, chancellor of Keiser University, formally announced Tuesday the private, not-for-profit university will add a football program at its flagship campus in West Palm Beach.

The 2016 election has come and gone but politicos haven’t taken a break thinking ahead to determine who will be Florida’s next governor come 2018.

After losing the state's presidential and U.S. Senate races and failing to make major gains in the Legislature, Florida Democrats are groping for a way forward as the 2018 elections loom with battles for governor and all three state Cabinet seats

The immediate issue is who will lead the Florida Democratic Party and its 4.87 million voters, with the announcement Friday that Allison Tant, who has chaired the party since 2013, is stepping down in January.

With Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House in 2017, a Florida Republican is urging major tax reform in the coming year. 

Gov. Rick Scott will give thoughts on last week’s presidential election and discuss how Republican governors can set an example for president-elect Donald Trump in Orlando Monday.