On Tuesday, the Liberty First Network released its grades on how Florida legislators voted in 2015 and 2016.
“The biggest disappointments over the last two sessions include the failure to pass pro-gun bills and repealing red light cameras,” noted Alex Snitker of the Liberty First Network. “The fight also continues to eliminate Common Core from our education system. The good news is that we are making headway in those battles.
A state regulatory panel Tuesday narrowly approved the first changes to Florida's surface-water quality standards in nearly a quarter-century, despite objections from environmentalists who argued the new criteria potentially create more health hazards.
The Environmental Regulation Commission, whose members are appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, voted 3-2 to support changes that increase the number of regulated chemicals allowed in waterways.
Is Alan Grayson having the worst day ever in Florida politics? On Tuesday, POLITICO released a story saying the Florida congressman had allegedly abused his wife for over two decades. Grayson’s wife, Lolita Grayson, told POLITICO she had called the police on her husband a total of four times -- at least two times in Virginia and two more times in Florida.
After last week's raucous and divisive Republican National Convention, Democrats opened their convention Monday looking to present a striking contrast in unity as they prepare to nominate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president. There's always Day 2.
More Floridians registered as Democrats than Republicans last month, according to data from the Florida Division of Elections, but that doesn’t mean Dems have a secure path at victory for this year’s elections.
Noting that there have been more drug-related deaths in Manatee County than in any other county in the Sunshine State, on Monday, Congressman Vern Buchanan urged the federal government to provide more assistance.
Buchanan sent a letter to HHS Sec. Sylvia Burwell and National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli asking for federal assistance under the new Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) which President Barack Obama signed into law last week.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is diving into Florida congressional races, endorsing state Rep. Matt Gaetz for Congress on Monday.
Darcy Richardson is hoping to win the Reform Party’s presidential nomination later this week.
Richardson, who lives in Jacksonville,is a familiar name to many activists and political junkies across the nation. Besides serving as the campaign manager for former U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy’s, D-Minn., independent presidential campaign in 1988, Richardson is an expert on third-party politics, having written a multivolume history on them and he also writes in various media outlets.
This week's Democratic National Convention will be Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz's last as DNC chairwoman. On Sunday she announced she will resign her position after the convention.
While Virginia has produced more than its share of presidents, the Old Dominion isn’t exactly known for its vice presidents. Of course now that he’s Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine is hoping to change that.
