A Florida congressman is calling for the federal government to make sure blind Americans are  not being denied some of their Medicare and Medicaid benefits. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., threw his support to state Rep. Mike Miller, R-Orlando, to challenge U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., in 2018. After knocking off longtime U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., last year in an upset, Murphy is a top Republican target in 2018. 

With next year’s U.S. Senate race in Florida expected to garner national attention, the attacks have already begun. 

Gas prices dipped slightly in the Sunshine State over the last week as students are returning to schools across Florida.

With tensions continuing to escalate between the U.S. and North Korea, Sunshine State News talked to Florida native Adam Shapiro, a Fox Business Network (FBN) correspondent, about how they could impact the markets and tourism. 

This week, a libertarian think tank released a report showing an immigration reform proposal from a Florida congressman would lead to a major boost to the economy.

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla., efforts to ban slaughtering horses for humans consumption continue to gain steam on Capitol Hill. 

Members of the Florida delegation are weighing in on the increased tensions between the United States and North Korea as the communist regime in charge of that Asian nation continues to advance its nuclear ambitions and threatened to launch weapons against Guam.

A Florida congresswoman is teaming up with one of the leading Democrats in the U.S. House to once again fight for former President Barack Obama’s call to increase funding for child care assistance by more than $85 billion. 

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced on Tuesday that he was backing Sanford businessman Scott Sturgill to challenge U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., in what is expected to be one of the most competitive congressional races in the Sunshine State next year.