Poll: Sen. Nelson Has Big Leads Over Republican Opponents
The latest polling numbers for Florida's U.S. Senate race in November is giving incumbent Senator Bill Nelson some reason to breathe a little easier, at least in the short-term.
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The latest polling numbers for Florida's U.S. Senate race in November is giving incumbent Senator Bill Nelson some reason to breathe a little easier, at least in the short-term.
The Keystone XL pipeline has become a hot topic among politicos as gas price continue to rise. Despite the fact the pipeline won't immediately impact gas prices, U.S. Representative Connie Mack started a petition drive Thursday to ask for the pipeline to be built.
Just a few hours after President Barack Obama called for the Congress to end the massive subsidies, the U.S. Senate was denied a vote due to a Republican filibuster preventing the bill from getting to the Senate floor.
Just a little less than three months ago, incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) was in a neck and neck race with Republican challenger U.S. Congressman Connie Mack. But since the last poll released by Quinnipiac University, the race has widened quite a bit.
Republican Representative Connie Mack IV picked up several key Republican endorsements Monday in his battle to unseat incumbent Senator Bill Nelson.
If Senator Bill Nelson was expecting an easy road back to the Senate in 2012, it looks like he's in for a lot more than he bargained for with Republican Connie Mack.
As 2011 draws to a close, Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to address a pair of issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Republican Congressman Connie Mack IV will enter the U.S. Senate race seeking to challenge Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, Mack announced on a FOX News' Sean Hannity Show Monday night.
Everyone is talking about Florida and the race for the presidency, but few people have been talking about the race for the US Senate, until now. The name getting all the attention is Connie Mack.
The Florida Democratic Party wrapped up a three day convention in Lake Buena Vista held to pump up party activists before next year's election.
Republican Congressman Connie Mack IV has changed his mind and will jump into the U.S. Senate race seeking to challenge Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, according to Washington-based reports.
The chances that a Republican can unseat Senator Bill Nelson in 2012 are shrinking every day. Nelson outraised every Republican challenger that has declared for the 2012 GOP primary.
he GOP Senate campaign is still in its infancy, but it's already lost one powerful Florida legislator. According to the News Service of Florida, Senate President Mike Haridopolos has dropped his campaign for the GOP nomination to face incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson.
A CBS4 I-Team investigation spent six months tracking how much money thieves steal from taxpayers through tax refund fraud. The total amount might astound you.
Now that the Florida Legislative session has come to an end, several prominent state Republicans are lining up support to challenge U.S. Senator Bill Nelson next year.
If President Barack Obama wants to win Florida's 29 electoral votes next year, he has quite a bit of work to do, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday morning.
Former U.S. Senator George LeMieux has thrown his hat in the ring for Senator Bill Nelson's seat in Congress.
The Department of Transportation held hearings Wednesday on a safety issue experts say leads to 50 children being hit by cars per week. It happens when people back up their cars into a child, and it often happens in the car owner's very own driveway.
Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson has been joined by four other U.S. Senators in calling for a crackdown on phony colleges sell student visas to foreigners who wish to enter the U.S. illegally.
President Barack Obama is expected to land in Miami Friday afternoon to headline a fundraiser for a key Democrat and talk to students at a Miami high school.
Despite comments from Governor Rick Scott that he couldn't see any workable plan for a high speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando, attorneys for the U.S. Department of Transportation are meeting with his administration to see if something can't be worked out.
A plurality of Floridians gives both U.S. Senators from the Sunshine State positive job approval numbers in a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
Marco Rubio, the Republican senator-elect from Miami will be sworn into office Wednesday.
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.
The stabbing took place at the Mobil gas station located in the 16000 block of Miramar Parkway, police say.
The incident took place in the area of Atlantic Boulevard near State Road 7 and Lakewood Circle.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
The stabbing took place at the Mobil gas station located in the 16000 block of Miramar Parkway, police say.
The incident took place in the area of Atlantic Boulevard near State Road 7 and Lakewood Circle.
University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.
Florida may surpass last year's child drowning rate, prompting a push for pool safety and swim education.
The Hialeah Housing Authority began accepting online applications Wednesday, with city officials reporting they were receiving an average of 1,000 applications per hour shortly after the application period opened, at midnight.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
A June 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Nicolás Maduro and his wife to face drug trafficking charges.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.