February 4, 2016 - 2:00am
$7.5 Million Caulkins Water Farm Every Bit as Good as Negron Says
February 3, 2016 - 10:15pm
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart and members of the Senate budget committee who approved spending $7.5 million for Caulkins Water Farm on Wednesday did the right thing.
Florida House Green Lights Open Carry Bill
February 3, 2016 - 7:45pm
Florida inched one step closer to becoming the 46th state in the country to allow concealed weapons permit holders to openly carry their firearms in public after the House passed a bill supporting the measure by a vote of 80-38.
Tax Cuts Advance as Democrats Take a Walk
February 3, 2016 - 6:45pm
A nearly $1 billion tax-cut package is ready to go to the House floor after getting backed Wednesday --- without Democrats voting --- by a key committee.
Democratic members of the Finance & Tax Committee walked out before the vote on the proposal (PCB 16-04), which almost matches a tax-cut total sought by Gov. Rick Scott but includes different details.
House Overwhelmingly Passes Campus Carry Bill
February 3, 2016 - 6:45pm
A bill to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms on public college and university campuses made its way through the Florida House Wednesday, passing by a vote of 80-37.
House Passes Bill to Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities
February 3, 2016 - 5:15pm
The Florida House of Representatives voted to crack down on sanctuary cities Wednesday, passing a bill to penalize counties not cooperating with federal law by a vote of 80-38.
Florida Gets Ready to Fight Zika Virus as Rick Scott Declares Emergency in Four Counties
February 3, 2016 - 3:45pm
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered state Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong to declare a public health emergency in Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade and Santa Rosa counties due to the Zika virus.
Rick Santorum Headed to the Sidelines
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2016 - 2:43pm
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., will end his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination after a weak showing in Iowa, a state he carried only four years ago.
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Marco Rubio's, Bill Nelson's Coast Guard Authorization Heads to Obama's Desk
February 3, 2016 - 1:45pm
This week, Congress passed a measure backed by Florida’s two U.S. senators on the Coast Guard, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk.
From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, brought out a bill focused on improving the Coast Guard over the summer. Rubio was joined in his efforts by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
Florida Delegation Divides on Party Lines as GOP Attempts to Override Obamacare Repeal Veto
February 3, 2016 - 11:30am
Members of the Florida delegation split on party lines as Republicans in the U.S. House failed to override enough voters on Tuesday failed to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill ending much of his signature health-care law and defunding Planned Parenthood.
On a party lines vote, the override garnered 241 votes while 186 members of Congress stood against it.
After the override went down, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., looked ahead to November.
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