Florida added 36,600 private sector jobs in October, the most the Sunshine State has seen in ten years, as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent. 

Most Republican presidential candidates have come out against the controversial Common Core State Standards, but not all of them have gotten onboard with one Florida group’s pledge to officially repeal the standards should they win the 2016 presidential race.

Eight has been enough for more than two decades.

Now, two state lawmakers think expanding term limits to 12 years is needed to reduce the influence of lobbyists and long-term staff.

But the proposal to give future lawmakers more time in office --- time that supporters say is needed to better learn the legislative process and to acquire more experience in handling leadership --- won't be easy.

Florida continues to see a record-breaking number of tourists heading to the Sunshine State. 

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., the vice chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, brought out a bill on Wednesday to update the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) use of opioid medicines.

Having asked schools in the Florida College System to offer four-year degrees at a cost of $10,000 or less to help build the state’s workforce, Gov. Rick Scott is now turning to technical and careers schools across the Sunshine State with his new “Ready, Set, Work” challenge. 

This week, the U.S. House passed U.S. Rep. Bill Posey’s, R-Fla., bill to ensure insurance policies won’t be used to bail out financial institutions.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., brought out the “Give States a Chance Act of 2015“ to back governors--including Gov. Rick Scott of Florida--who oppose the Obama administration’s plan to allow 10,000 refugees from Syria into the U.S. 

In the latest twist in dueling lawsuits over blackjack in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott's administration is asking a federal court in Tallahassee to dismiss a legal challenge filed last month by the Seminole Tribe.

It looks like Democrat Lauren Book's virtually clear path to a state Senate seat in 2016 might be made even smoother Tuesday when Fort Lauderdale commissioners pass a resolution giving her her own boulevard in Broward's county seat.