U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Gov. Rick Scott are running close in a new poll looking at what is expected to be one of the leading Senate races in the nation come 2018. 

While all eyes are on how it impacted Houston, which is still dealing with major flooding, Hurricane Harvey also led to a dramatic increase in gas prices in the Sunshine State. 

Businessman and Marines veteran Cris Dosev raised some eyebrows with his solid showing in the Republican primary for an open congressional seat in the Florida Panhandle and now he is back for a rematch.

More than four decades after he was elected to the Florida House and more than a quarter of a century after he was thrown out of the mayor’s office after one term in Jacksonville, Democrat Tommy Hazouri continues to make waves on the First Coast.

Two former congressmen from Florida--Republican David Jolly and Democrat Patrick Murphy--are teaming up again to make a tour of the Sunshine State to “pull back the curtain on Washington and shine a light on the inside reasons why D.C. is in a state of chaos and dysfunction.”

Businessman Paul Spain hopes the third time’s the charm as he has launched another bid to serve in Congress. 

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., continued his efforts on behalf of the Florida panther this week, urging the  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to continue to protect that animal.

Splitting on party lines, members of the Florida delegation continued to offer their take on President Donald Trump’s speech on Monday in which he proposed a new direction for American military operations in Afghanistan. 

This week, President Donald Trump signed into law a North Florida Republican’s proposal changing veteran higher ed funding to allow more benefits to the surviving spouses and children of military personnel killed in the line of duty. 

Members of the Florida congressional delegation weighed in after President Donald Trump spoke to the nation on Monday about a new strategy in Afghanistan where the U.S. has been engaged in military operations for 16 years.