State lawmakers and the plaintiffs in the case over congressional redistricting maps each filed their own set of maps in a Tallahassee circuit court Tuesday, bringing Florida a step closer to having a new set of maps which could radically change Florida’s political landscape.
With more than a year to go, Florida voters have already soured on many of the leading presidential candidates.
Florida Democrats like Vice President Joe Biden but former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains their preferred presidential candidate, a new poll shows.
A new poll has bad news for presidential hopefuls former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in their own backyard. Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, released a poll on Tuesday showing the two candidates trailing in the Republican primary in their backyard.
As Oriental fruit flies threaten South Florida agriculture, leaders across the Sunshine State are taking action.
The two Republicans running to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year have vowed to fight to repeal President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law.
Marriage certificates are going to start to look a little different in Florida these days -- on Monday, marriage certificates in the Sunshine State will be changed to reflect the legalization of gay marriage statewide, as the applications will say “spouse” and “spouse” instead of “bride” and “groom.”
Florida's top business recruiter might face a tough crowd this week when he goes before a Senate committee to push Gov. Rick Scott's desire for more money to entice companies to the state.
Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, sent out a memo Monday reaffirming his chamber's stance that lawmakers have adequately funded Enterprise Florida, a public-private agency that Scott says is running short of recruitment dollars, and saying a current business-incentive program needs to be revamped.
A Florida congressman has teamed up with a presidential candidate to increase stipends for Medal of Honor recipients.
U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, is the House sponsor of a bill raising monthly stipends for Medal of Honor winners to $3,000 a month. Jolly, who is running for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016, introduced the bill on Friday and it was sent to the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee
Businessman Donald Trump and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are ahead in Florida but they are hearing footsteps in the Sunshine State even as two Republican favorite sons falter.
