The 2016 legislative session is gearing up to be the year of gun bills, with a new bill proposing heightened requirements for concealed carry permit applicants being introduced this week.
A new proposal requiring concealed carry permit holders to carry their concealed weapons permits and state they're carrying a concealed weapon if approached by a first responder is being introduced in time for the 2016 legislative session.
While newly crowned U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s, R-Wisc., main rival in the Republican caucus was U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., the new speaker has a key ally in a longtime congresswoman from the Sunshine State.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed a South Florida congressman to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council which serves as a board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Pelosi turned to U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, to serve on the council.
Florida's agriculture commissioner wants raises next year for state forestry firefighters, as well as money to buy and maintain active farm land --- items not included in Gov. Rick Scott's recommended budget.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, outlining his priorities to reporters this week, said he is lobbying lawmakers to include $25 million to keep the Rural and Family Lands Protection program active. Also, he wants lawmakers to provide $2,000 raises for the nearly 1,000 forestry firefighters and support staff, an idea that Scott vetoed earlier this year.
A bill to allow concealed weapons permit holders to openly carry their firearms in Florida is gaining momentum with state police chiefs, who say they’re prepared to fully support the legislation come 2016.
Two congressional freshmen from Florida expected to face tough reelection bids in 2016--Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham--teamed up to bring out a proposal to help farmers in the Sunshine State impacted by Oriental fruit flies.
With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicting a 29 percent drop in Florida orange production this week, congressional representatives from the Sunshine State are trying to raise awareness of the problem.
Voters say they view terrorism, not guns, as the main issue behind the San Bernardino shooting, according to a new poll released this week from Rasmussen Reports.
Republican Congressman David Jolly, who's running for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat in 2016, thinks businessman Donald Trump should step out of the presidential race. But Jolly also agrees with him on something. It just depends on which Jolly message you focus on.
President Barack Obama signed a nearly 1,000 page rewrite of the expired No Child Left Behind Act into law Thursday, aiming to reduce federal oversight and return power to state and local governments over education.
