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Florida will seek federal approval to expand funding for a program that is critical to hospitals serving large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients, the state Medicaid director told lawmakers Tuesday.
Senator Marco Rubio withdrew his support for Judge William Thomas' nomination to the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida despite having backed the nomination more than 10 months ago, according to the New York Times.
Senator Marco Rubio will join with fellow tea party Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to vote against the budget passed by the GOP-led House of Representatives that will fund the government and defund the discretionary spending in the Affordable Care Act.
The plan concocted by Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee to either defund the Affordable Care Act or shut down the government appears to be on its last leg after it passed the GOP-led House of Representatives last week.
The North Miami mayor will remain mayor of the city after a decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jorge Cueto.
A memorial service for former Republican U.S. Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. took place Saturday.
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution bill that sets up a government shutdown and possibly worse in the coming weeks thanks to a plan first pushed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Florida's former chief financial officer Alex Sink said Friday she will not run for the governor's seat in 2014.
Late Thursday evening, the House of Representatives voted to slash the budget for the nation's food-stamp program by $39 billion over the next ten years.
The state of Florida saw a fourth straight month of stagnant job growth in the month of August with the unemployment rate ticking down from 7.1 percent to 7.0 percent.
Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved a $6.3 billion budget for 2013-14.
In the wake of criticism from Republicans including Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the Obama administration is beefing up security measures for data submitted to "navigators" by people seeking insurance under the federal health overhaul.
Gov. Rick Scott is advising Sens. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., that action is needed to ward off "the potential impact to Florida's economy" of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act.
Pam Stewart, the interim education commissioner chosen after Tony Bennett's abrupt resignation in August, has been officially hired as Bennett's successor.
The plan first floated by Florida Senator Marco Rubio to shut down the government if the Affordable Care Act is not defunded is gaining traction among House Republicans and could put the United States on a dangerous path towards fiscal Armageddon in the next two months.
