More than five years after President Barack Obama signed his signature health-care proposal into law, Republicans looking to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate continue to oppose it. On Thursday, the Independent Women’s Voice announced that U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., signed its pledge to repeal Obama’s health-care law. Jolly is running for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016.
Volunteer Florida announced Thursday it received almost $20 million to fund 30 AmeriCorps projects across the Sunshine State.
Most of the funds -- $10.6 million -- comes from federal grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), while $9.35 million of that comes from local grants.
Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman said the funds would help projects across Florida.
The Labor Day weekend is about to kick off and AAA expects more than 35 million Americans and 1.8 million Floridians to hit the road to mark the unofficial end of summer. This marks the highest traffic on the Labor Day weekend since 2008.
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, turned his attention toward energy.
Even as President Barack Obama garnered enough votes in the U.S. Senate to ensure his veto of a congressional disapproval of his deal with Iran over its nuclear program could not be overridden, a Florida Republican is making a last ditch effort against the agreement.
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased the launch of a diverging diamond interchange project at I-75 to improve traffic in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
This weekend, almost two dozen men who held versions of the heavyweight boxing championship will be descending on South Florida . Big names like Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe and Roy Jones Jr. will be in attendance to watch Shannon Briggs, a former champ himself, continue his latest comeback efforts.
One of the most prominent fiscal conservative groups in the nation is getting active in the Sunshine State, praising Gov. Rick Scott’s policies while congressional candidates sign its pledge not to raise taxes.
Running for the Democratic nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., announced on Monday that he was behind President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran over that nation’s nuclear program and drew fire from the right.
Another poll shows Gov. Rick Scott in better shape with Florida voters. Last week, Quinnipiac released a poll showing Scott above water with 45 percent of voters approving of him and 44 percent of voters disapproving of him, the first time in more than four years he was right side up in a Q-poll.
