As another potential Democratic candidate contemplates entering the race, Democrat Eric Lynn came out swinging in recent days at U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., on trade and other economic issues -- even as they both opposed the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill in Congress. 

Lynn, a former official in President Barack Obama’s administration, opposed the White House on TPA but focused most of his fire at Jolly in an email sent out on Friday.  

Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced on Monday, at an event at Miami-Dade College, that he is running for president, but the former Florida governor is also running against history -- and not just because a political dynasty has never produced three presidents. Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are hoping a Floridian can win the biggest prize in American politics. 

Six months after he launched an exploratory bid, at an event in Miami on Monday, former Gov. Jeb Bush formally entered the 2016 presidential race, hoping to follow his father’s and brother’s paths to the Republican nomination and the White House. 

In his campaign launch, Bush focused on his record in Tallahassee as he looks to win over conservative primary voters, wary of the former Florida governor’s stance on immigration and support of Common Core. 

With hurricane season upon us, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., brought out the “Strengthening Homes and Eliminating Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness” (SHELTER) Act on Friday. The proposed legislation would give tax credits to families and businesses who invest in hurricane and tornado readiness.

Businessman Todd Wilcox announced in Orlando on Friday that he is resigning his post as CEO of Patriot Capital to make an exploratory effort at running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2016. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who currently holds the seat, is running for the Republican presidential nomination and has said he will not run for a second Senate term

Speaking at an event held by Ernst and Young on Friday night, Wilcox ripped into the Democrats, including hitting President Barack Obama’s economic policies. 

The already crowded field running to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in Congress could soon grow even larger as Belinda Keiser, the vice chancellor for Keiser University, Everglades University and other proprietary institutions, is weighing entering the race. 

With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing a little over four years away, two Florida congressional representatives teamed up this week to introduce a commemorative coin to mark the occasion.  

U.S Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., who represents parts of the Space Coast and worked on the Apollo program decades ago, paired up with U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, D-Iowa, U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, to introduce the measure on Thursday in time for the July 20, 2019, anniversary date. 

Former Gov. Jeb Bush will launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at an event in Miami on Monday and he has rallied some of the top GOP leaders from the Sunshine State behind his campaign. 

On Thursday, a Florida congressman scored a win for the American travel goods industry by opening new opportunities in Asia, namely in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, and making some travel goods duty-free.

When the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program -- which provides commercial opportunities to developing countries -- was launched in 1974, travel goods were exempted. Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., introduced a bill to let companies petition the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to request items be added to the GSP program.

A new poll shows Florida voters are divided on Medicaid expansion. The Legislature was divided on the issue in recent weeks with the House opposing it and the Senate supporting it. The House effectively ensured Medicaid expansion would not be part of the state budget at the end of last week.