As standardized testing -- and its opposition -- have become the norm in Florida, more and more parents have fought back against testing, choosing to opt their students out of taking high-stakes assessment tests.
When Florida voters went to the polls in 2014, they saw little competition for state Senate seats.
But then came redistricting. And as updated campaign-finance totals rolled in Monday, it was apparent that candidates --- and their contributors --- expect some heavily contested Senate races this year.
Businessman and Army veteran Todd Wilcox won a straw poll on Sunday as he continues his bid for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
The Republican Liberty Caucus of East Central Florida hosted two of the Republicans running for the U.S. Senate this past weekend as Wilcox and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., came to the Space Coast and took part in the forum. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera recorded a minute and a half statement from Israel.
Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. And now the U.S. Postal Service will honor it with a setting-sun photograph of pinelands and grasses as the sixth of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The stamp was previewed in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
After reports emerged last year that the FBI was investigating a hacker’s claim to have taken control of a commercial flight’s computers, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., hopes to ensure that will never happen again.
In case this one got by you, the first hurricane of 2016, which wasn't due until after June 1, came and went in January. And some meteorologists predict it is an indication that we can expect a more-active-than-normal hurricane season this year.
As Florida courts have struggled in recent years with a flood of foreclosure cases, retired judges have played a key role in reducing backlogs.
But a pair of Pinellas County lawyers this week filed a petition in the Florida Supreme Court arguing that the heavy reliance on retired --- or, as they are known, "senior" --- judges violates the state Constitution. The document asks the Supreme Court to curb the practice in the circuit that includes Pinellas and Pasco counties and, possibly, to review the use of senior judges statewide.
Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law to expand protection of Florida’s environment, providing mass amounts of funding to preserve some of Florida’s largest environmental areas and waterways.
HB 989, co-sponsored by Reps. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, and Matt Caldwell, R-Fort Myers, also known as the “Legacy Florida” bill, passed through the Florida Legislature this year. The new law would set aside $200 million a year for Everglades restoration funding. On top of that, the new law will set aside up to $50 million for Florida springs and up to $5 million a year for Lake Apopka.
James Zumwalt, a veteran who saw combat in Iraq and was awarded the Bronze Star, threw his hat in the ring on Thursday to replace U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., who is retiring from Congress.
Zumwalt launched his bid by stressing his conservative principles.
