Matt Gaetz offers a sharp contrast in style and personality to the late Charlie Bennett, the longtime Democratic congressman who represented Jacksonville and part of North Florida in Congress for decades. But, on the matter of religion in the public square, Gaetz is taking a page from Bennett’s playbook.
With the Florida Legislature returning to Tallahassee next week to start a special session on congressional redistricting, the base map of the state’s 27 congressional districts was released on Wednesday.
The U.S. is looking to continue its role with the International Space Station (ISS) for almost another decade. This week, the U.S. Senate passed the “U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act" by unanimous consent with two Republican presidential candidates playing a key part in getting it through.
Two key Democrats from Florida went separate ways on Tuesday over backing President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran on that nation’s nuclear program. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., took to the Senate floor and said he would back Obama’s agreement. Nelson had been on the fence on supporting the Iran deal.
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., showcased a legislative proposal to ban the import of lionfish which are invading Florida waters.
Noting lionfish can decimate the native sportfish population -- eating up to 40 juvenile natives a day -- and lay 2 million eggs and have no predators in the Western Hemisphere, Clawson called for banning the import of all 11 species of lionfish in his bill.
Gov. Rick Scott tipped a few of his cards on Tuesday as the crowded field of Republican presidential candidates gets ready for their first debate on Thursday. Scott didn’t offer an endorsement on Tuesday but he did offer some insights on who he might eventually back.
The nation’s oldest third party -- which had its greatest success in Florida -- nominated a presidential candidate at the end of last week, continuing a tradition which started in 1872.
The Prohibition Party nominated Jim Hedges, who served two terms as the tax assessor of Thompson, Pa., for president on Friday. Hedges will hope to improve on the showing of Lowell "Jack" Fellure who was the party’s presidential candidate in 2012. Fellure took less than 600 votes.
Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter unveiled its legislative scorecard, grading Florida legislators on their commitment to economic conservatism.
Shoppers and stores across Florida are getting ready for the back-to-school sales tax holiday which starts on Friday and runs until Aug. 16. Back in June, the Legislature voted to extend the back-to-school tax holiday to 10 days, a large increase from the usual three-day period. Starting on Friday, there will be no sales tax on clothes, shoes and bags $100 and less, school supplies up to $15 and the first $750 of personal computers.
With U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., surging in national and state polls and now buzz growing that Vice President Joe Biden could enter the race, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to get back on track as she launched new ads in Iowa and New Hampshire.
