Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri caused an uproar with gun rights activists last week for comments about concealed carry permit holders, prompting the Florida Sheriffs Association to contend Gualtieri’s remarks were taken out of context
The 2016 legislative session is gearing up to be the year of gun bills, with a new bill proposing heightened requirements for concealed carry permit applicants being introduced this week.
A new proposal requiring concealed carry permit holders to carry their concealed weapons permits and state they're carrying a concealed weapon if approached by a first responder is being introduced in time for the 2016 legislative session.
A bill to allow concealed weapons permit holders to openly carry their firearms in Florida is gaining momentum with state police chiefs, who say they’re prepared to fully support the legislation come 2016.
Voters say they view terrorism, not guns, as the main issue behind the San Bernardino shooting, according to a new poll released this week from Rasmussen Reports.
President Barack Obama signed a nearly 1,000 page rewrite of the expired No Child Left Behind Act into law Thursday, aiming to reduce federal oversight and return power to state and local governments over education.
A rewrite of the No Child Left Behind act has been approved by the U.S. Senate and is now headed to President Barack Obama for signing.
Debt in the Sunshine State has gone up by $1.5 billion dollars after dropping slightly over the last four years under Gov. Rick Scott, according to an annual report presented to the Florida Cabinet Tuesday. For the last four years, Florida’s debt has decreased, but road projects have changed that -- the busy Interstate 4, which runs through Central Florida, increased Florida’s debt to nearly $26 billion, a slight uptick of $1.5 billion from last year’s debt number.
The list of Republican presidential candidates vowing to officially end the controversial Common Core State Standards continues to grow, with former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., pledging he will put a stop to the federal education standards if elected president.
A new bill which would change the burden of proof in Stand Your Ground cases is headed to the Senate floor after a rocky start in the Florida House -- meaning the bill still may see the light of day come the 2016 regular legislative session.
The rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act successfully passed through the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming 359-64 vote on Thursday, but despite its bipartisan support from national lawmakers, not everyone is happy with some of the rewrite’s repercussions.
