On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed a public housing reform bill which contained an amendment from a Florida congressman to ensure more screening is done for public housing applicants.
After Iowa had its say on Monday night, some of the Republican presidential hopefuls are turning their eyes to South Carolina which holds its primary on Feb. 20, eleven days after New Hampshire holds its primary.
While there’s a fierce battle for second in New Hampshire, Donald Trump has a commanding lead in the polls. With only a week to go until the primary, Republican hopefuls are placing bets on New Hampshire while not forgetting about South Carolina.
After the events of recent days, Democrats can be pardoned if their groans about Debbie Wasserman Schultz leading the DNC in a presidential election year grow louder.
Residents of the Granite State like to insist, “Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents.” But Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Barack Obama won in Iowa even as Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton stumbled in the Hawkeye State and still sat in the Oval Office.
After the Military Times reported last week that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was delaying the launch of the Veterans ID card program, a Florida congressman wants answers.
The two Republicans looking to topple U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in November showcased their conservative credentials as they try to flip a seat to the GOP.
While he has positioned himself as a moderate during his two terms in Congress on economic issues, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., is relying on big labor as he runs to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the U.S. Senate. Currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio has said he will not seek a second term in the Senate.
U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., currently running for the U.S. Senate, reeled in two co-sponsors for his “Stop Act” which ensure members of Congress and other federal officeholders can’t personally ask individuals for donations.
The second week of the legislative session in Tallahassee offered something of a contrast to a relatively calm first week as a lower state revenue estimate caused some concerns and campus carry once again looks dead in the Senate.
In Southwest Florida, at an event at Hertz’s new corporate headquarters, Gov. Rick Scott announced the state unemployment rate remained at 5 percent in December even as there were 21,000 jobs created.
