There are two women running on the Democratic ticket for Patrick Murphy's open District 18 seat. Both are Palm Beach County commissioners. The only real difference between them? Their experience and their color.
After the Florida Supreme Court ruled that his current congressional district failed to pass constitutional muster, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., is running for the U.S. Senate to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. Rubio is running for the Republican presidential nomination.
Saint Petersblog reported on Monday that Jolly was moving quickly to enter the race with an announcement coming as early as next week.
While many Republicans are calling out presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks about illegal aliens, a new congressional candidate in Florida hails the businessman for “giving voices to the voiceless” on immigration.
Retired Army office John Morning, who says he has “strong libertarian leanings,” filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission last week to challenge U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., in next year's Republican primary. Mica has been in Congress for more than 20 years.
The Republican Party of Florida's new plan for 2015 and beyond is taking a page from the ever-evolving and growing movement of social media, using sites like Twitter and Facebook to reach out to voters to help snag votes come 2016.
The new RPOF has taken a revamped and redefined approach to social media, honing in on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to help paint the state red in 2016.
Even as the Confederate battle flag was removed from the statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C., last week, two South Florida congressional representatives continued the push to remove it off of all government buildings and grounds.
During last week’s debate in Congress over the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., proposed an amendment which would have reversed an earlier vote and let Confederate flags be displayed at federal cemeteries.
Hillary Clinton needs a united Democratic front in Florida to boost her chances of winning the White House, but events in recent days made that a lot more difficult as the Sunshine State’s ultimate political opportunist and Florida’s leading liberal took center stage.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled last week that eight of the state’s 27 congressional districts didn’t pass constitutional muster. Most congressional representatives from Florida won’t be greatly impacted. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Kathy Castor should still be in Congress after the 2016 elections.
Summer months are the prime time for vacation, but in Florida, time away from the house can mean sky-high electric bills even when away from the house. Simply unplugging certain devices or leaving the thermostat at a specific temperature while on vacation can conserve energy and save money while you’re on vacation.
Things were just starting to slow down in Tallahassee, returning to the summertime rhythm devoid of crowds of college students and the activities of the Legislature.
But now, lawmakers might be coming back.
The Florida Supreme Court made a groundbreaking decision to order the redrawing of several congressional districts on Thursday, but not all of the Justices were onboard with the split ruling.
In a dissenting opinion, Justice Charles Canady took serious aim at the majority opinion in the case, brought all the way to the Florida Supreme Court by several left leaning coalitions including the Florida League of Women Voters.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released a final report on Florida orange production for the 2014-15 season and found it below last year’s numbers.
At 96.7 million boxes -- up 0.3 million from what the USDA thought it would be in June -- Florida’s orange numbers are down from last season when 104 million boxes were produced. The height of production came in 1997-98 when 244 million boxes were produced.
