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Florida Governor Rick Scott is expected to make his Senate candidacy announcement on Monday, but Democrats are already releasing ads attacking the Governor who is set to take on Democratic Senator Bill Nelson for his seat. Senator Nelson is up for reelection, and the race is expected to be a contentious one. In the newly […]

Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson attended a St. Pete Town Hall where he answered questions regarding infrastructure, welfare and education. Not surprisingly, he spent a majority of the time discussing gun control and the recent gun bill that was signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott who's likely to be facing Senator Nelson for his seat. […]

If the terms of the offices overlap, the officials have to submit resignations at least 10 days before qualifying to run, with the resignations effective when the officials would take the new offices or when their successors would take office.

There's a shake up in Florida Governor Rick Scott's team as he's expected to announce his senate candidacy on April 9th. He'd be facing Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, and polls show that both are neck and neck in a hypothetical race. Some of the changes taking place include Mary Beth Vickers heading health and human […]

Florida Governor Rick Scott continues to sign bills in hopes of strengthening the sunshine state, and his ventures even includes the first vetoed bill of the year. To detail, the bill signed requires state and local lawmakers to resign from their office position if they seek to pursue a congressional run. In turn, running for […]

The bill (HB 359), which Scott signed at the restaurant El Arepazo 2 in Doral, expands an action by the governor...

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled in favor of the Fair Elections Legal Network after they filed suit against the state last year, pressing the state to redraw the current clemency system.

In his bid to become Florida's next Attorney General, Jay Fant says that his goal is to make Florida "the best place to live and work.” This is because "Florida is the best place. We have more coastline, we have the recreation, we have the weather. I don’t know how you beat it." But, two […]

Corcoran has been pushing his legislative accomplishments and praising Gov Scott and President Trump for theirs, signaling to onlookers that his run for governor was imminent.

Supporters of the bill argued that the change would allow small businesses to save on the cost of glassware...

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill (HB 7045) that will lead to the 2020 session starting...

Graham contends that the source of the problem lies with the drug companies, and that neither Trump nor Scott have done anything to address that.

Things got worse for Israel, as three students were arrested for bringing weapons to the school on the very same day his deputy was caught taking the siesta.

As you can imagine, the disbelief that a Sheriff’s deputy would be caught counting sheep while on duty at the same school 17 people were killed just about a month ago, has left some lawmakers all-but speechless.

Governor Rick Scott promised that tourism in Florida would remain strong even after Hurricane Irma decided to pay it a visit. The sunshine state, known for being the place where "I live where you vacation," proved Governor Scott's promise right. In a statement, the Governor announced that Florida's tourism had exceeded and actually set a […]

On Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the 2018-19 state budget, which is the largest fiscal budget plan in Florida's history. At $88.7 billion, the 452 page budget includes $400 million for a school safety plan created as a result of the Parkland shooting. $67 million is allocated for a controversial program that properly trains […]

According to Rubio, the bridge was built using federal funding  from a $11.4 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant in 2013. Rubio penned a letter to Department of Transporation Elaine Chao regarding the bridge collapse and her agency’s response.

Republican Governor Rick Scott signed into law controversial bill SB 7026, which did not include a ban on assault weapons. This is something that Democrats were actively pursuing after the Parkland shooting that took place last month. In response, Chris Smith, a Democrat on the Florida Constitution Revision Committee, has introduced an amendment that would […]