Two Florida politicians are still in the running to snag the Republican presidential nomination, with a new poll of South Carolina voters putting U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., slightly ahead of former Gov. Jeb Bush as voters’ first choice for the nominee.
The Florida Department of Education released school grades for 2015 Friday.
A congressional heavyweight announced he was backing U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla. and U.S. Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., bill ensuring the federal government screens the social media of everyone who applies for a visa to visit the United States.
Civil War aficionados, sporting both the Union blue and the Confederate gray, will be gathering this weekend some 15 miles east of Lake City, in the middle of the Osceola National Forest and right off Interstate 10, to re-enact the battle of Olustee -- the largest Civil War battle in Florida. This month marks the 152nd anniversary of the battle.
The president released his fiscal year 2017 budget proposal on Tuesday. I will scrutinize its contents - line by line - to ensure that our nation’s treasure is not squandered on wasteful programs or harmful tax hikes. There’s a lot of work ahead, but one area has broad bipartisan support - the size and capability of our Navy fleet. The world is a dangerous place. Make no mistake, my fight will focus on building the most robust, highly-capable fleet.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Sec. Julián Castro unveiled almost $50 million in federal funds going to almost 80 government agencies for public housing projects across Florida.
While Florida remains one of the most pivotal states in American politics, the Sunshine State has never produced a single president, vice president or even a candidate or running mate on a national party’s ticket. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are currently working to change that of course but, even so, Florida has been an important place for many of the presidents.
Former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination, had kind words for President Barack Obama’s call for $1.8 billion from Congress to fight the Zika virus and praised efforts to battle it in Florida.
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From his perch as chairman of the Citrus Caucus, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., held a meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday over the impact of citrus greening which has devastated Florida’s orange industry.
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Many liberals fall into the odd trap of arguing that politics and government can change everything, while insisting that individual leaders cannot make much of a difference.
