With the federal shutdown over--for at least three weeks--members of the Florida congressional delegation weighed in on the aftermath.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took to the national airwaves to offer his take on the temporary break as Congress looks ahead to February and the next budget fight.
You knew Gov. Ron DeSantis' thank-you paybacks were coming.
Every new Florida governor we've seen in the last 40 years -- and probably longer than that -- repaid his loyal campaign staff and supporters with jobs in his administration. It's a normal, if immoral right of passage in Tallahassee. You just hold your breath and hope he won't appoint too many square pegs to round holes.
But this year it strikes me as especially egregious.
DeSantis, remember, is the hero mainstream media celebrate for yanking 46 "lame," last-minute Rick Scott appointments.
A House panel Thursday began delving into an arcane and potentially controversial issue that has lingered in Florida’s education system for years --- how to divvy up money among the state’s school districts.
The issue focuses primarily on determining how much it costs to hire teachers and other school employees in various parts of the state. A price-level index, which is calculated to try to represent those costs, is part of a broader formula that lawmakers approve each year to distribute money to districts.
Two veterinarians currently serving in Congress have teamed up again to bring back a bill banning horse soring.
Back in 2013, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oreg., paired up to introduce the “Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act.” Yoho’s and Schrader’s bill would amend the Horse Protection Act of 1970 to end horse soring which involves injuring the hooves and legs in order for the horse to have a dramatic, exaggerated leg motion which can be seen in Tennessee walking horses.
“One of the hallmarks of our republic is the electorate’s trust in our elections.”
Those were the words written by Mike Ertel in a memo to his boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, just a week before he was forced to quit his job as secretary of state after a newspaper published photos of Ertel wearing blackface while dressed up for Halloween in 2005 as a female Hurricane Katrina victim.
State ethics officials have found probable cause that former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost the governor’s race last year and continues to draw national political attention, violated Florida ethics laws by accepting gifts from lobbyists.
Roger Stone, President Trump's informal longtime adviser, has been charged as part of the special counsel investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks, the organization behind the release of thousands of stolen Democratic emails during the 2016 campaign.
Looking ahead to the congressional elections, Democrats and Republicans exchanged shots in the Sunshine State, placing their first chips down as they gear up for 2020.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released a digital ad, hitting 25 Republicans in the U.S. House for the continued partial federal shutdown.
