Hialeah Mayor Will Seek Miami-Dade Seat
Julio Robaina, currently the mayor of Hialeah, announced Monday that he will be running for Miami-Dade mayor in the 2012 elections, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald.
Watch CBS News
Julio Robaina, currently the mayor of Hialeah, announced Monday that he will be running for Miami-Dade mayor in the 2012 elections, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) called Saturday's assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona a tragedy, but said he did not feel a need for additional personal protection.
Former state Senator Rod Smith has been tapped to lead Florida's Democratic Party. A former prosecutor from the Gainesville area, Smith will replace former Congresswoman Karen Thurman.
Florida's Congressional representatives issued statements Saturday in reaction to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona saying their prayers were with her and her staff and constituents.
A hearing has been set to determine whether the body of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez will be laid to rest in the United States or returned to his native country.
The GOP rode to power in the House of Representatives on a promise to lower budget deficits and cut government waste; but their first legislative move may explode deficits, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is visiting to the Florida International Academy charter school in Opa-Locka to tout the need for an increase in funding for charter schools.
Marco Rubio took the oath of office Wednesday becoming Florida's Republican U.S. Senator.
A growing Miami-Dade State Attorney's investigation of new U.S. Congressman David Rivera, and his sources of income, hung as a cloud over his first day in office
South Florida supporters of Congressman Allen West (R-District 22) gathered at his campaign headquarters in Deerfield Beach Wednesday to celebrate his swearing in.
Marco Rubio, the Republican senator-elect from Miami will be sworn into office Wednesday.
Governor Rick Scott now leading the state as Florida's 45th governor celebrated his first moments in elected office – and he's promising to make good on his campaign pledge.
Within view of the brilliantly lit U.S. Capitol Tuesday night the political star power of Marco Rubio helped attract hundreds of people to a reception at the Florida House.
After weeks of denying he did not take so much as a penny from a business operated by his mother, Congressman-elect David Rivera now admits receiving $137,000 from the company.
Florida's newest U.S. Senator is set to take office Wednesday when Vice President Joe Biden officially swears in Republican Marco Rubio.
