From his perch on the U.S. House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., went to bat for the “Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act” which ensures sanctions are kept on Iran unless it pays reparations for terror attacks.
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Florida TaxWatch urged state legislators not to blow through the $635 surplus expected in the 2016-17 fiscal year.
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With Oriental fruit flies threaten South Florida agriculture, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced spraying will begin perhaps as early as Friday. First spotted at the end of August, so far more than 160 fruit flies have been detected in more than 400 products, mostly around Redland. Oriental fruit flies lay eggs in fruits and vegetables, making them a major threat to produce.
The Republican Party's "Freedom Caucus," which has several less-charitable nicknames on Capitol Hill, is the dog that caught the car.
Now what?
Having (sort of) unseated Speaker John Boehner, these 37 or so uber-conservative House members are now scrambling for "a real leader."
Florida elected officials, environmentalists and seafood workers are bracing for the release of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers draft plan for the river system that feeds struggling Apalachicola Bay.
Last updated in 1989, the all-important plan --- known as an operating manual --- controls freshwater flows throughout the network of dams and reservoirs in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin, which starts in Georgia and winds south into Alabama and ends at Apalachicola Bay in Northwest Florida's Franklin County.
If you're worried the state isn't protecting enough environmentally sensitive lands, this was an outstanding day. The Florida Board of Trustees Tuesday approved the purchase of two conservation easements totaling 2,903 acres as part of the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.
Four presidential candidates -- two from the Sunshine State and two dark horses -- are headed to Orlando to speak at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit in Orlando in November.
The Patriotic Millionaires weighed in on Donald Trump's fiscal plans Tuesday, and this group of 200 wealthy Americans claims it has roundly rejected" the bulk of his proposed tax reform that would give massive tax breaks to the wealthiest individuals and corporations in America.
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As Florida’s economy continues to recover, voters feel better about the Sunshine State’s future and Gov. Rick Scott’s policies, a new poll shows.
