Candidates running in South Florida continue to try to link each other to U.S. House leaders as one of the most competitive congressional races in the Sunshine State continues to take shape.
With 2016 around the corner, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will be hosting the Sunshine Summit in Orlando from Nov. 12-Nov. 14 and the stakes will be high. The presidential hopefuls will take most of the spotlight but there’s another important race already taking shape as Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Florida Republicans Ron DeSantis, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox are already off and running and they will be at the Sunshine Summit trying to win support for their Senate bids.
Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who co-chairs the Congressional Executive Commission on China, weighed in on Thursday after reports emerged that China was ending its One-Child Policy.
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More than 85 mayors, including two from Florida, announced on Friday they were backing former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic nomination, for president.
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The Florida Sheriffs Association may have come out against allowing open carry in the Sunshine State, but a Bay County Sheriff is up in arms over what he’s calling a “secret vote” taken by the FSA to oppose a new bill scheduled to hit the Florida Legislature in January.
Name-calling that erupted on the Senate floor Wednesday has deepened the divide within a Republican caucus embroiled in an acrimonious feud over who will lead the chamber after next year's elections.
A 17-minute diatribe by Sen. Don Gaetz against Sen. Jack Latvala has prompted some disgruntled Republicans to call on Senate President Andy Gardiner to postpone a Dec. 2 caucus vote to designate the next president.
Latvala, R-Clearwater, has been pitted against Sen. Joe Negron in a years-long battle over who will lead the chamber starting in November 2016.
Jeb Bush's campaign may be mortally wounded. Limping in the polls despite his massive war chest, he stooped (almost literally if you check the body language) to attacking Marco Rubio in an attempt to revive his fortunes.
Florida TaxWatch released a study on Thursday showing the Sunshine State should increase the number of medical residences.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., announced her support for former Gov. Charlie Crist to replace U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., in Congress. Jolly is running for the Senate in 2016.
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