Last week, two Florida congressmen--Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democrat U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch--unveiled a proposal cracking down on animal cruelty and torture. 

Buchanan introduced the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act" with Deutch as the main cosponsor. 

The Florida Republican’s office explained why the congressman introduced the proposal. 

You can take it to the bank: A constitutional amendment for a $15-an-hour minimum wage will be on the 2020 ballot in Florida. As John Morgan said Tuesday in his announcement, “One good thing is, I understand how to do this."

Local governments have spent $17.3 million the state provided to combat outbreaks of red tide and toxic blue-green algae, which have caused massive fish kills and fouled waters in coastal areas for more than a year.

Now part of the congressional majority and vice chairman of the U.S. House Rules Committee, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., the dean of the Florida delegation, has turned his attention to help Haitian nationals in the U.S.