U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate this year, announced on Tuesday his plan to take a state law helping disabled drivers at gas stations to the national level and he has the support of a former presidential candidate.
Pointing to international concerns about the spread of the Zika virus, U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., has three proposals to help the U.S. ready for it.
Republican presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took off the gloves on Monday and tore into each other.
Two members of the Florida congressional delegation reached across the aisle and teamed up last week to bring out a proposal to protect Americans’ privacy as they looked to safeguard Social Security data.
At the end of last week, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced the Oriental fruit fly had been eradicated in Miami Dade County.
The Republican presidential candidates debated in South Carolina Saturday night under the shadow of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
A congressional heavyweight announced he was backing U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla. and U.S. Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., bill ensuring the federal government screens the social media of everyone who applies for a visa to visit the United States.
Civil War aficionados, sporting both the Union blue and the Confederate gray, will be gathering this weekend some 15 miles east of Lake City, in the middle of the Osceola National Forest and right off Interstate 10, to re-enact the battle of Olustee -- the largest Civil War battle in Florida. This month marks the 152nd anniversary of the battle.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Sec. Julián Castro unveiled almost $50 million in federal funds going to almost 80 government agencies for public housing projects across Florida.
While Florida remains one of the most pivotal states in American politics, the Sunshine State has never produced a single president, vice president or even a candidate or running mate on a national party’s ticket. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are currently working to change that of course but, even so, Florida has been an important place for many of the presidents.
