A new poll shows Patrick Murphy with the edge over congressional colleague Alan Grayson as Florida Democrats mull over who they want to run for the Senate in November. 

Conservative leader Dan Bongino, an ally of former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is running for Congress. 

If Marco Rubio decides to run for a second term in the Senate, he would start with some major support, a new poll shows. 

The game's the thing, or at least it was this week in Florida politics. A judge grappled with the future of high-stakes card games, while a state panel tried to map out a plan for a controversial sport.

The judge in question was dealing with how pari-mutuel facilities are running popular card games. The state panel was the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, facing new pressure to allow another round of bear hunting in Florida.

Gun rights groups are unleashing their wrath at a Jacksonville Republican who didn’t support a measure to shift the Burden of Proof in Stand Your Ground in the Florida Legislature this year, and it could cost him a circuit judgeship.

Gary Johnson has the chance to expand the Libertarian Party’s reach in the Sunshine State. 

If Democrats want to nail down Florida in November, Joe Biden might offer them their best chance. 

“We have a message for politicians in Florida, and across the country," says Planned Parenthood. "You cannot strip health care from thousands of people and expect to get away with it.”
 
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading and probably most controversial "provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people," filed its 16th lawsuit since July to protect or expand access to care at its health centers. 

Mosquitoes are an annoying fact of life in Florida. Now, they might also be carrying the next major political issue for the fall campaign.

Gun control advocates are wearing orange on Thursday to participate in National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the movement has made its way to Florida.