Ever since the departure of the Pork Chop Gang --- a cadre of North Florida lawmakers who ruled state government through the middle part of the 20th Century --- the northern reaches of the state have sometimes seemed like second-tier parts of Florida.
Florida’s Latino voters view immigration as one of the top issues for Congress and the President, according to a recent poll.
The Florida Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a 24-hour waiting period for women wanting to have abortions in the Sunshine State.
American travelers born in Cuba -- told in March they wouldn't be allowed aboard Carnival's Fathom-brand cruise ships bound for the island -- have been cleared to enter Cuba, officials for the Cuban government and Doral-based cruise line announced Friday morning.
Home-state candidates notched up impressive victories in New York's presidential primaries Tuesday. Donald Trump topped 50 percent for the first time -- and handsomely, with 60 percent of Republican votes. And Hillary Clinton won 58 percent of Democratic votes in her adopted home state.
Las Vegas has changed, folks. I couldn't believe how much since I last visited. And I'm not talking about the glitzy hotels or the towering slot machines or the raving nightlife. I'm talking about changes you can see on the airport concourse two minutes after you deplane. I'm talking about medical marijuana. OMG.
Carlos Beruff, the newest member of the Republican primary field for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, wouldn't say during a campaign stop this week in Tallahassee who got his vote in the last month's presidential primary.
But whether he voted for Donald Trump or not, Beruff appears to be taking some cues from his fellow real-estate businessman-turned-political candidate. Take, for example, the television ad that Beruff's campaign released this week. It begins with him awkwardly reading from a TelePrompTer before setting his coffee on it and turning to another camera.
Gov. Rick Scott got personal when he signed legislation to eliminate rape kit testing backlog in Florida on Thursday.
From its inception, Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE) has believed that threats to public safety are among the most concerning aspects of the proposed All Aboard Florida (AAF) passenger rail project and related increases in freight rail.
