March 5, 2018 - 2:00am
Keystone State Race Could Set Template for Democrats
March 5, 2018 - 7:00am
Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, which ripples over the steep hills of this Pittsburgh suburb and stretches south to the West Virginia border, has not had a competitive congressional election since 2006. The fact that it will have one on March 13 makes this the most important 2018 voting before Nov. 6.
Senate Wants Armed Teachers, but No Weapons Ban
March 3, 2018 - 8:00pm
After hours of intense debate on a school-safety measure, Senate Democrats were unable Saturday to strip a controversial provision that would allow specially trained teachers to bring guns to schools or to add an assault-weapons ban demanded by survivors of last month’s mass shooting at a Broward County high school.
On SSN's 8th Anniversary, We Celebrate YOU
March 3, 2018 - 6:00am
When our first Sunshine State News team arrived wide-eyed in Tallahassee in 2010, all hell was about to break loose and we didn't know it.
Gus Bilirakis, Carlos Curbelo Back Kurt Schrader's Medicare Enrollment Protection Act
March 3, 2018 - 6:00am
This week, two Florida Republicans offered support to an Oregon congressman’s effort to close coverage gaps in Medicare that seniors across the nation are facing.
Gun-Free Zone
March 3, 2018 - 2:00am
Weekly Roundup: Parents Plead for Action
March 2, 2018 - 6:30pm
Last week, the students had the spotlight. This week, it was grieving parents who dominated the discussion.
Their focus, and the attention of lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott, was on a measure that began as a wide-ranging school-safety proposal but is now known inside the Capitol as a “gun bill” that’s alienated people on both ends of the Second Amendment spectrum.
Senate to Hold Saturday Session on School Safety
March 2, 2018 - 12:45pm
Signaling problems with a sweeping proposal aimed at making schools safer, Florida Senate leaders Friday ordered a rare Saturday floor session to begin debate on a measure that has become mired in controversy over allowing armed teachers.
The Saturday session is planned as House and Senate leaders race against the clock to reach consensus on a bill before the annual legislative session ends on March 9.
Will the Real Gwen Graham Please Stand Up?
March 2, 2018 - 12:15pm
We all know that politicians tell voters what they want to hear in order to get elected.
A Determined Rick Scott: 'I Want ... a Law Enforcement Presence at Our Schools'
March 2, 2018 - 6:00am
Accompanied by the father and brother of a student slain during last month’s mass shooting in Parkland, Gov. Rick Scott made a rare appearance before the House and Senate on Thursday to urge lawmakers to pass a sweeping measure aimed at making schools safer and keeping guns out of the hands of mentally ill people.
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