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In appearances Tuesday before reporters and editors, Republican leaders Gov. Rick Scott and Adam Putnam laid out their legislative agendas, while declining to speculate on their political futures.
Read More »Steve Crisafulli Won’t Run For Agriculture Commissioner
Former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli bowed out of a potential race for agriculture commissioner on Tuesday, leaving the 2018 campaign for the Cabinet position without a clear front-runner.
Read More »Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting: Multiple People Killed, Suspect In Custody
Multiple people were killed in a shooting Friday at the Fort Lauderdale airport.
Read More »Florida Gov. Rick Scott Considering U.S. Senate Bid
Scott spoke of his intentions while attending the Republican Governors Association annual conference in Orlando.
Read More »After Election Losses, Fla. Democrats Look For Answers — And A Leader
The immediate issue is who will lead the Florida Democratic Party and its 4.87 million voters, with the announcement Friday that Allison Tant, who has chaired the party since 2013, is stepping down in January.
Read More »Ichetucknee Springs Water Quality Improvement Project Completed
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the completion of a water improvement project for Ichetucknee Springs that will reduce unwanted nutrients in the water.
Read More »Live Oak Hosts Senator Bill Nelson in Continued Efforts To Renew Amtrak Stop
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson D-FL visited Live Oak Friday in support of Live Oak's efforts to become a train stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Line route.
Read More »Judge Orders Extension of Voter-Registration Deadline
A federal judge ordered a one-day extension in Florida’s voter registration deadline and seemed ready to consider a longer delay against the backdrops of the recovery from Hurricane Matthew and one of the most heated presidential races in decades. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said the state should continue accepting …
Read More »ITT Technical Institute Nationwide Shutdown
ITT Tech announced they will be shutting down all 130 of their campuses nationwide, leaving many students without the possibility of an ITT diploma. ITT Tech was one of the largest for-profit colleges in the nation with campuses in 38 states. In Florida, there were nine. Following their announcement, the …
Read More »As Zika Fears Escalate, Lawmakers Point Fingers From Afar
As the Zika virus escalates into a public health crisis, members of Congress remain entrenched politically, with Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers over the failure to act as the number of mosquito-transmitted cases in the U.S. grows. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell warned lawmakers on Wednesday that her budget for fighting Zika is running out quickly. Without more money fast, she said, the "nation's ability to effectively respond to Zika will be impaired."
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