With President Barack Obama in France this week as the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meets, a Republican congressman from Florida offered a resolution ensuring congressional approval is needed on any agreement.
Put down those cell phones and save your texting and web surfing for later -- texting while driving could become a primary offense if legislation from two Republican lawmakers passes through the Florida Legislature this year.
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Tuesday that juvenile arrests dropped 4 percent in the Sunshine State, reaching the lowest level in more than 30 years.
The Florida Supreme Court will decide whether a Gadsden County racetrack should be allowed to have slot machines without the express permission of the Legislature, in a case with widespread implications for gambling throughout the state.
The court on Tuesday accepted jurisdiction in the Gretna Racing case after a split appellate court reversed itself on the issue in October.
A week after Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a 2016 budget that many claim severely shortchanges Florida Everglades restoration by limiting land acquisition, the Florida House of Representatives announced the creation of the “Legacy Florida” bill.
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, announced on Tuesday that he will be the House sponsor of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Texas, bill to crack down on terrorists entering the U.S. posing as Middle East refugees.
Trying to get back in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is bringing out the big guns as he attempts to right the ship.
Two members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republican Bill Posey and Democrat Alcee Hastings--joined as original co-sponsors to a resolution reaffirming the ties between the U.S. and Israel and condemning Palestinian terrorism.
On Monday, former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., endorsed Dr. Neal Dunn to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year and his Republican primary opponent isn’t happy about it despite past words of support for the former congressman.
A group of Florida parents is joining forces with 200 other parent groups across the country to fight against a 2015 overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act set to be voted on by Congress this week.
