The campaign trail took former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the leading Republican candidate in the battle for the U.S. Senate seat, to Daytona on Saturday. Rubio campaigned at the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race before heading to St.
While it appears increasingly likely that Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, appears headed for confirmation, Beltway insiders are now speculating how many Republicans will back the nomination. One of the Republicans on the fence is U.S. Sen. George LeMieux from Florida.
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Having won the backing of Florida Right-to-Life PAC on Thursday over two rivals in the Republican primary to be Floridas next attorney general, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp stressed his conservative credentials on abortion on Friday morning.
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Big boost for Republican candidate Doug Broxson who is running for the House seat that Rep. Greg Evers, R-Baker, is vacating to run for the Senate. Broxson won the backing of the Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, a group that represents more than 2,500 businesses employing more than 200,000 Floridians.
"ABC stands for free enterprise, lower taxes and fiscal responsibility, and Doug Broxson shares our philosophy," said ABC of Florida Chairman Gary Stout. "We look forward to doing all we can to elect Doug Broxson in House District 1.
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Florida Republican gubernatorial contenders Bill McCollum and Rick Scott have been blasting each other over immigration, but joined together Thursday in criticizing President Obamas proposed overhaul.
In his first major address on immigration, Obama urged Congress to approve legislation toughening border security and creating a path toward citizenship for the estimated 11 million people illegally in the U.S.
Obama also repeated his opposition to Arizonas law giving law enforcement officers broad authority to question the immigration status of residents.
A survey published Thursday by the American Automobile Association revealed that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has triggered a rise in the number of travelers who have canceled or otherwise changed their plans to visit Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Florida Democratic Party fired away at the Republicans on Thursday afternoon.
Going through the documents on the criminal case against former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer, Democratic spokesman Eric Jotkoff blasted the GOP leadership in Tallahassee.
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Florida Right-to-Life PACreleased its endorsements Thursday afternoon for the Aug. 24 primaries -- and while the pro-life political groupbacked some candidates,the PACalso sat out or passed on others, refusing to endorse either of the two leading Republican gubernatorial candidates.
U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan and Tom Rooney, both R-Fla., want to eliminate financial-liability caps on oil companies responsible for offshore spills.
By eliminating the cap on financial liability for oil companies responsible for spills, this bill requires companies like BP to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills," said Rooney, R-Tequesta.
"Taxpayers should not pay one dime of the costs associated with the Deep Horizon spill.BP must bear the full costs of stopping the leak, cleaning up the spill and compensating the victims.
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With health care executive Rick Scott ahead of him in the polls for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum came roaring out on Thursday on immigration, taking shots at President Barack Obamas plans for immigration reform.
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