Energy and natural gas were the hot topics in Jacksonville this week. Christopher Guith, senior vice president for policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Energy Institute, spoke in front of hundreds during the 2015 Florida Energy Summit held in Jacksonville Thursday.

Florida is one of the top states relying too heavily on natural gas, according to a new study released this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists. 

Looking to get paid more? Start looking into a job with the federal government -- according to a study from the Cato Institute, people who work for the federal government make over three times as much as private-sector workers and have been enjoying faster compensation growth than people who work for private companies.

Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled on a new congressional map on Friday, ultimately recommending the state use the map proposed by the League of Women Voters of Florida to redraw the state’s congressional line.

Florida is gearing up for 2016, with the state’s two major political parties ramping up efforts to raise cash as they enter another big election year in the Sunshine State. 

A bill to allow Floridians to openly carry their weapons in public passed its first committee hearing Tuesday, sailing through the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee by an 8-4 vote.

Employers might have a pretty tough time getting access to their employees’ Twitter and Facebook accounts if a new bill passes through the Florida Legislature this year.

The petition to get medical marijuana back on the ballot for 2016 is quickly gaining momentum in Florida, with the People United for Medical Marijuana (United for Care) collecting over 220,000 valid signatures as of Thursday.

Nearly half of Florida’s 10th graders would fail the English Language Arts portion of the Florida Standards Assessment this year according to a set of recommended cut scores proposed Monday by Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. 

The executive board of the Republican Party of Florida voted 35-1 Friday to change its qualifying requirements to allow presidential candidates on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot next year, in a move many are calling a crumbling to criticisms over banning candidates from the primary ballot.