While he has scaled back operations, essentially conceding the Republican presidential nomination to former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas still has an upcoming primary state that he can build in -- South Dakota.
Supporters of two of the leading Republican candidates looking to challenge Sen. Bill Nelson in November insisted on Tuesday that the race has national implications, as the GOP looks to wrest control of the Senate.
Agriculture Commission Adam Putnam introduced a new summer nutrition program called Summer BreakSpot, featuring Florida produce, for needy kids.
More than 1.6 million students in Florida rely on free and reduced-price meals during the school year, Putnam stated in a release on Tuesday.
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The firefight between two Republicans looking for their party's nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson intensified on Tuesday, as one candidate insisted that the other would lose to Nelson and help keep Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., as Senate majority leader.
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Florida Carry, a Second Amendment group, is charging that Orlando is quietly using public money to fund anti-gun programs.
"Funded primarily by grants from the United Against Illegal Guns Support Fund, some local governments have taken the bait and hired anti-gun activists allegedly to assist them with gun violence associated with 'illegal guns,'" said Sean Caranna of Florida Carry.
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As Americans prepare for Memorial Day weekend -- a time when presidential campaigns keep a lower-than-usual profile -- super-PACs have stepped into the void and are hitting their opponents in new ads and videos.
Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS), a conservative super-PAC with ties to many prominent Republicans including strategist Karl Rove, on Tuesday unveiled a new commercial hitting the airwaves in Florida. The ad rips into President Barack Obama for his management of the economy and federal spending.
On Tuesday, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS), a conservative super-PAC with ties to many prominent Republicans including strategist Karl Rove, unveiled a new commercial hitting the airwaves in Florida. The ad rips into President Barack Obama for his management of the economy and federal spending.
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A poll from Rasmussen Reports released on Tuesday finds that more Americans are starting to think that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense.
The poll of American adults finds that 24 percent of American adults think Zimmerman is guilty of murder -- down from 33 percent in a Rasmussen poll from late March and 30 percent in another poll taken in early April.
Back in March, 15 percent thought Zimmerman acted in self-defense -- but that number has jumped up to 40 percent in the new poll.
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Despite former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon jumping in the race last week and the continuing efforts of former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, the Republican establishment keeps showing signs of coalescing behind U.S. Rep. Connie Macks bid to challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Last week, Mitt Romney and U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross announced they were backing Mack -- and are now joined by Gov. Luis Fortu of Puerto Rico.
Fortu served in the U.S. House with Mack, something he referred to in his endorsement of the Florida congressman.
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A few photos from day one of the Enterprise Florida business development mission to Spain have been posted on Gov. Rick Scott's Facebook page.
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