This week, U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., doubled down on his efforts to expand participation in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), insisting it helps spur innovation in businesses and entrepreneurship.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rescinded 46 of the last-minute appointments former Gov. Rick Scott, now a member of the U.S. Senate, made in his final days in office.

The Women’s March, which has risen to prominence with the election of Donald Trump, is beginning to fracture. A number of its leaders have displayed or spoken anti-semitic positions, and it's led to major controversy within the party. Falling prey to the inevitable conflicts of intersectionality, there have been groups beginning to disavow the organization.

He’s been on the job for just a handful of days, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has already burnished his brand as a no-nonsense chief of state asserting his authority via pink slips, ultimatums and generally rocking the boat from one end of the state to the other.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that Kevin J. Thibault, P.E., former southeast regional senior vice president of TranSystems Corporation, will serve as secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Thibault has extensive experience in the private and public sectors, and has previously served for many years at FDOT, the governor said.

Saying they failed to heed the will of voters, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered Florida lawmakers Thursday to eliminate a ban on smokable medical marijuana and, if they don’t comply, threatened to drop the state’s appeal of a court ruling that found the prohibition ran afoul of a 2016 constitutional amendment.

When Gov. Ron DeSantis makes his first international trip to Israel, he plans to tout Florida but also will have a chance to get a new supply of water --- and probably will do a better labeling job.

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., brought back their “Combat Online Predators Act” this week. 

Last week, two Florida congressmen--Democrat U.S. Rep. Darren Soto and Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart--brought out a proposal which would permit Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime to become eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Two familiar faces in Florida politics -- former U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum -- will be headed to Harvard in the months to come.