The Florida Senate passed a bill to create a new Competency-Based Learning Program, sending the legislation out of the Senate floor and to Gov. Rick Scott’s office by a vote of 31-6. 

It's not exactly a wasteland, but the fourth floor of the Capitol is noticeably barren as the clock --- slowly --- ticks down on the legislative session.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, announced on Thursday that he won't be seeking another term and will be retiring from Congress. 

Businessman Paul Spain pulled out of the race for the seat congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.,  who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and instead intends to seek a rematch with U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla. 

Citrus growers received some good news about the outlook for this year's crop, but the long-term prognosis remains dire for the industry threatened by greening disease.

With less than a week to go until the primary, some of the remaining presidential hopefuls turned their focus to Florida on Wednesday as the Sunshine State prepares to host two debates.

The legislative education train left the station Wednesday, passing through the Senate by a vote of 28-12. 

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump hold hefty leads as next week's presidential primaries loom in Florida --- a potentially ominous sign for home-state GOP candidate Marco Rubio, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Members of the Florida congressional delegation are urging the Obama administration to get tough with Iran after the country began testing ballistic missiles this week in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

The Florida Legislature has its $82 billion budget proposal ready to go. The official budget was delivered at 2:53 p.m., beginning the 72-hour “cooling off” period before the chambers will vote on the budget and send it off to Gov. Rick Scott for approval.