WASHINGTON -- The human kindling that makes up the flammable Republican base may soon burst into flames, again. Portions of that excitable cohort are looking -- some with fawn-like eyes filled with hurt, others with sparks shooting from eyes narrowed like gun slits -- askance at other Republicans urging Jeb Bush to seek the 2016 presidential nomination.

The ethics guru of the Florida Senate is unlikely to promote a bill that would put himself out of business, but in all good conscience, he should.

Keith Perry is starting to go to work as he runs for his third term in the Florida House even as his Democratic challenger is off to a solid start.

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Wednesday rolling back $400 million in vehicle registration fees enacted in 2009 by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Charlie Crist.

The fur is flying in a North Florida congressional race even with the election being seven months out.

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., is a top target for Democrats in November and conservative group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is looking to provide the Republican incumbent with some cover with a new television commercial this week.

In the new ad, AFP urges North Florida residents to thank Southerland for opposing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. The ad features quotes from Southerland against Obamas health-care law.