U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., announced this week that he is backing “Kate’s Law,” a proposal from U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., to ensure deported illegals who return to the U.S. face at least five years in jail, and cutting off federal funds to states and cities that resist current immigration laws and offer sanctuary to illegals.
Even as he ramps up the rhetoric against Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., moved into the U.S. House leadership on Wednesday as U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., named him to the Republican whip team.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., showcased a bill on Wednesday to help Americans wanting to launch new businesses.
Vowing to be “part of the solution, not part of the problem," Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera launched a bid on Wednesday for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by his ally U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Rubio is not running for a second term as he aims for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
Lopez-Cantera unveiled a Web video in which he announced his bid and, as Rubio did in 2010, made the cases for American exceptionalism and claimed Washington, D.C., was broken.
The Second Amendment should supersede a Florida law that bans firearms from state university housing, a gun-rights group argued before seemingly skeptical appellate judges Tuesday.
The 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee heard arguments from Florida Carry Inc., which contends students and other people residing in on-campus housing at the University of Florida should be allowed to maintain possession of firearms as they would at their parents' homes.
Adam Putnam for governor? Florida’s current agriculture commissioner has held a few different positions in politics -- he’s even served in Congress -- but if recent fundraising reports are any indicator, Putnam is gearing up for his very own play for the state’s top political position in 2018.
Members of the Florida congressional delegation continued to react to President Barack Obama’s agreement with Iran over that nation’s nuclear program with even Democrats from the Sunshine State expressing concerns over the deal.
Republicans lined up against the agreement, insisting it would hurt national security and would negatively impact Israel.
With both the regular session and June’s special session of the Florida Legislature now in the rear-view mirror, the leadership of the business community honored legislators this week for their votes in the House and the Senate.
On Monday, the Florida Chamber announced 23 legislators received the “Distinguished Advocate" award which “recognizes lawmakers who fought tirelessly for the passage of pro-business legislation – no matter how difficult – and furthered the Florida Chamber’s goals of securing Florida’s future through job creation and economic development.”
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and other Western leaders announced a deal with Iran had been reached with that nation over its nuclear program -- but the president will have a hard time getting voters in the Florida delegation to agree as he now turns his focus to Congress.
Obama announced the deal on Tuesday morning as Iran ends most of its nuclear program in return for the lifting of economic sanctions. If Iran fails to live up to its part, the sanctions would be returned.
Republican legislative leaders, who have been huddling with staff and counsel, continue to offer little comment publicly as they decide how to respond to a Florida Supreme Court ruling last week that eight congressional districts must be redrawn.
But state Democrats haven't been holding back.
Shortly after Thursday's court ruling, Rep. Dwight Dudley, D-St. Petersburg, announced that he would reintroduce legislation for the 2016 session to create an independent commission to oversee future district-map drawing.
