There are just eight-and-a-half weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, with two of those weeks devoted to holidays during which polling is ordinarily not conducted, and the race for the Republican presidential nomination seems to be taking perceptible shape. And it continues to defy conventional wisdom.
With the legislative committee weeks coming to a close, and the end of the year in sight, there were plenty of finales showing up in Tallahassee this week.
One phase of a nearly four-year-long legal battle over the state's congressional districts reached its conclusion. A race for the Senate presidency that at times threatened to tear the chamber apart was finally, definitively set aside. And the head of Gov. Rick Scott's economic development agency bowed out.
A new bill which would change the burden of proof in Stand Your Ground cases is headed to the Senate floor after a rocky start in the Florida House -- meaning the bill still may see the light of day come the 2016 regular legislative session.
Despite other contenders placing their bets there, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is putting his chips on New Hampshire, a state where his family has had mixed results over the years.
“ I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida…So help me God.” Article II Section 5 Constitution of the State of Florida.
Jesse Panuccio will step down as executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday.
Jesse Panuccio will step down as executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said on Friday he will soon unveil a bill making the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) increase security efforts at airports across the nation.
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