Gov. Rick Scott announced late Monday a sweeping agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that would bring in $3 billion to the state and also allow an expansion of gambling in South Florida.
The list of Republican presidential candidates vowing to officially end the controversial Common Core State Standards continues to grow, with former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., pledging he will put a stop to the federal education standards if elected president.
After an ambitious effort to revamp Florida's mental-health treatment system died at the end of the last legislative session, state officials are readying a new round of proposals for 2016.
Gov. Rick Scott has proposed an increase of $19 million for mental-health and substance-abuse treatment services in his recommended budget for the next fiscal year, with the lion's share going to treat people with mental illnesses in the community instead of in a state-run institution.
Reporters covering the Florida Legislature learn pretty quickly that much of the legislation is generated by competing business interests.
While schools from the Sunshine State won’t be competing for the national football title, Florida will play a big role as college bowl season begins, hosting almost ten games while four teams from the state will play in the post-season.
Pointing to rising death rates across the country, at the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., teamed up with an Ohio Democrat in an effort to crack down on fentanyl abuse.
“Hanukkah is a special time to celebrate the history of the Jewish people and their devout faith. Even during times of unrest in our world, Israel has remained a light for people everywhere as a nation of hope. We stand with the nation of Israel and continue to ask for peace this Hanukkah season, here and around the world. May this special holiday be a celebration of faith and community. To our Jewish friends, Ann and I wish you a very Happy Hanukkah. Chag Sameach.”
--Gov. Rick Scott
Welcome to The Dean’s List — an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida’s political achievers were (and weren’t) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor’s or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
As two of the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Anti-Semitism, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., signed on a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding a monument to a Nazi collaborator.
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Former New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer announced on Monday that he had made the ballot by petition as he continues his bid for the Republican nod to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in Congress. DeSantis is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
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