JUDGE WEIGHS REQUEST TO BLOCK EARLY VOTING LAW
By BRANDON LARRABEE September 19, 2012……A lawyer for opponents of a controversial change in early voting in Florida told a federal judge here that the law would disproportionately harm black voters and...
View ArticleRep. Perry Thurston Statement On Governor Scott’s Retreat from Race-based...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Rep. Perry Thurston (D-Plantation), the incoming Florida House Democratic leader, issued the following statement: “It is a favorable sign that Governor Scott has decided today to...
View ArticleSTATE CAPITAL BRIEFS: TUESDAY, OCT. 16, 2012
APPEALS COURT WON’T QUICKLY HEAR VOTER ROLL CASE A federal appeals court declined to quickly consider a challenge to Florida’s effort to clean the voter rolls of ineligible, making it clear that...
View ArticleFlorida does it again
Governor Rick Scott Sensible Sue’s Rhetoric Florida does it again By Sensible Sue Florida is once again the pit of the nation So here it is, we are nearly 36 hours after the second most...
View ArticleCongresswoman Wilson Pays Tribute to South Florida Veterans in Observance of...
MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), will salute South Florida Veterans on Friday, November 9, 2012, in observance of Veterans Day. The tribute to our Veterans will be held at 11:00am,...
View ArticleJudge: State Can’t Privatize All Florida Prison Health Care
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 4, 2012……….A judge struck down a decision by the Legislative Budget Commission to privatize health-care at prisons...
View ArticleFlorida Leaders Propose Tuition Deal
Florida’s universities are looking to make a deal with state lawmakers on tuition increases. On Wednesday morning, university presidents from across Florida gathered at the state Capitol and announced...
View ArticleHastings and Over 40 Members of Congress Send Letter to OMB Supporting...
(Washington, DC) Today, Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Grace January 10, 2013 Mr. Jeffrey Zients Deputy Director for Management Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW...
View ArticleAlcee L. Hastings Commemorates Signing of the Uninterrupted Scholars Act
Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) commemorated President Obama’s signing of the Uninterrupted Scholars Act (S.3472). The Uninterrupted Scholars Act is bipartisan legislation...
View ArticleNews Release: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the State of Florida...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The United State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the State of Florida in Florida v. Clayton Harris, deciding that police dog Aldo’s sniff constituted probable cause for Liberty...
View ArticleSenator Geraldine Thompson Florida Legislators announce two new Bills to...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pushing back against repeated state actions to restrict voting, today a group of Florida legislators announced two new bills to comprehensively protect the right to vote: The...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman wounded after being shot at in Florida
George Zimmerman listens to the judge during his first-appearance hearing in Sanford, Florida in this file photo taken on November 19, 2013. REUTERS/JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL/POOL George Zimmerman,...
View ArticleDonald Trump in Miami, Florida
Donald Trump in Miami, Florida Eleven Million Cuban Nationals vs 856,000 Cuban Americans The United States embargo against the Cuban government is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed...
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