On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law a proposal from U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., boosting small businesses in underrepresented states by giving them more access to capital and loans.
Gov. Rick Scott has announced that Florida’s high school graduation rate has reached a 15-year high, according to data released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education. For the 2017-18 school year, Florida’s statewide graduation rate rose to 86.1 percent, an increase of 3.8 percentage points over last year and 17.1 since the school year before Scott took office.
Nine people face animal-cruelty charges and other allegations after a year-long investigation into the use of dogs to attack Florida black bears, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.
Two Republican congressmen are pointing to a state report on passenger-rail service as they implore the U.S. Department of Transportation to put the brakes on extending a deadline to issue tax-exempt bonds needed to expand the Brightline rail system from South Florida to Orlando.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is joining another Republican from the Sunshine State in warning about Chinese attempts to undermine elections in Taiwan.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brought out a proposal reforming how Medicaid funds are distributed to hospitals.
After losing an earlier challenge, Volusia County has filed a lawsuit seeking to be shielded from a newly approved constitutional amendment that deals with sheriffs and other types of county officials across the state.
Accusing Gov. Rick Scott of a “malicious and politically motivated” executive order, suspended Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes has filed a federal lawsuit against Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano as she tries to regain her job.
Incoming Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that he is keeping Florida Lottery Sec. Jim Poppell at his post.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is pushing for more sanctions on the Iranian regime.
