Donald Trump is still leading the pack against his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls in the Sunshine State, but a new poll shows U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is nipping at his heels.

Sen. Ted Cruz is leading the pack in his home state of Texas before the Republican presidential primary, but his fellow GOP candidates Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are both closely nipping at his heels, polling only a few points behind him.

The Florida Standards Assessment is only two years old, but some state lawmakers are already looking for another option to test Florida’s students on what they’ve learned during the school year. 

Florida is the only state not officially affiliated with the controversial Common Core State Standards with academic standards just as stringent as the National Assessment of Educational Progress test’s “proficient” level, according to a new survey. 

The Florida Legislature saw many casualties this week, but guns fired to the top of the losses during the 2016 legislative session, with several big bills being sent to the chopping block in Tallahassee. 

Marco Rubio’s campaign team is furious with Ted Cruz after the Texas senator’s campaign team released an altered photo portraying a gleeful Rubio shaking hands with President Barack Obama.

Rest in peace. Open carry is officially dead in Florida -- at least for now.

The Florida House of Representatives will take up a proposal to ban balance billing in the Sunshine State after a House committee approved the measure -- its last stop before the House floor -- Wednesday. 

Legislation to ban the practice of balance billing continues to weave its way through the Florida Legislature Tuesday, when the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved the proposal by a unanimous vote.

If you were to ask Jeb Bush’s campaign team where they view Marco Rubio in terms of competitiveness, they’d likely say U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is performing worse than Bush is.