We hear many fallacies in election years. The fallacy that seems to be most popular this year is that, if Donald Trump comes close to getting the 1,237 delegates required to become the Republican nominee, and that nomination goes instead to someone else, then the convention will have ignored "the voice of the people."
As standardized testing -- and its opposition -- have become the norm in Florida, more and more parents have fought back against testing, choosing to opt their students out of taking high-stakes assessment tests.
When Florida voters went to the polls in 2014, they saw little competition for state Senate seats.
But then came redistricting. And as updated campaign-finance totals rolled in Monday, it was apparent that candidates --- and their contributors --- expect some heavily contested Senate races this year.
Florida might still be a large swamp today if not for the genius of one businessman, who might be considered the Sunshine State's founding father.
Businessman and Army veteran Todd Wilcox won a straw poll on Sunday as he continues his bid for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
The Republican Liberty Caucus of East Central Florida hosted two of the Republicans running for the U.S. Senate this past weekend as Wilcox and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., came to the Space Coast and took part in the forum. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera recorded a minute and a half statement from Israel.
Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. And now the U.S. Postal Service will honor it with a setting-sun photograph of pinelands and grasses as the sixth of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The stamp was previewed in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
After reports emerged last year that the FBI was investigating a hacker’s claim to have taken control of a commercial flight’s computers, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., hopes to ensure that will never happen again.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., says he's raised big money for his Senate campaign bid to replace Marco Rubio.
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On Friday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., held a press conference and expressed his support for President Barack Obama’s proposal to spend $1.9 billion to battle Zika. Rubio stressed the funds should only be used to fight Zika.
Rubio’s remarks were as follows:
