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Associated PressNovember 4, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he’s finally planning to put some money on the line while several of his rivals receive new attention and support. The billionaire businessman, who has so far relied on the news media to promote his unorthodox campaign, said in an interview Tuesday night on Fox News that his campaign […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2015

Jeb Bush is charging back into early-voting states with a can-do message aimed at winning over primary voters and reassuring anxious donors. The former Florida governor, who has struggled to stand out in televised debates and whose campaign for president has cut costs, headlined events in South Carolina and New Hampshire on Tuesday with a […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Despite a handful of high-profile defections, most Republican presidential candidates are still demanding changes to the GOP’s coming debates. That’s not to say they are speaking with one voice. The White House hopefuls have distinct, sometimes contradictory, strategies to score political points from the uproar. Some, like Ted Cruz, are going after debate hosts to […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Jeb Bush sought to revive a sagging campaign for president in New Hampshire on Tuesday, committing anew to a state with deep ties to his family. He’ll start from a position of weakness that some family loyalists say is of his own making. Eager to distinguish himself from his family legacy at the outset of […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says nearly 11,000 rape kits have not been submitted for analysis. In a spreadsheet released on its website Tuesday, the FDLE tallied 10,900 kits that have not been tested. The data came from 262 law enforcement agencies across the state. Seven law enforcement agencies did not report data. The […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Several of Florida’s professional sports teams are trying again to win state money from the Florida Legislature. State officials said Monday that they had received requests to spend money on the stadiums used by the Miami Dolphins, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The state has also received a funding request from Daytona […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Donald Trump is out with a new book that reads like a campaign manifesto, boasting success stories but offering few details on how he would implement his policy goals as president. But in the book, entitled “Crippled America,” the billionaire businessman, former reality TV star and Republican White House hopeful does provide insights into how […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what’s wrong with Washington: “Jeb Can Fix It.” But the pithy phrasing could apply as much to his effort to steady the campaign as it […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2015

After a devastating loss in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party entered a period of intense self-reflection and emerged with a firm promise to learn from its mistakes. The GOP vowed to avoid a prolonged and vicious 2016 primary. It concluded it must embrace an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and adopt a […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2015

Officials in Florida’s Panhandle are disputing allegations in a lawsuit claiming that racial bias was behind new ordinances designed to curb spring break mayhem. Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst told The News Herald that she’s comfortable that the city passed laws that were legal based on their attorney’s advice, and she denied racial bias played […]

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Donald Trump says ads are coming to early-voting states

Jeb Bush tries can-do message as campaign competes for attention

Conflicting strategies shape GOP debate furor

Many Bush backers in New Hampshire have “moved on” from Jeb

Florida data shows 10,900 sexual assault kits still untested

Florida pro sports teams make another push for state money

Donald Trump’s book is on the shelves

Jeb Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

A year from Election Day, GOP faces chaos it hoped to avoid

Panama City Beach officials respond to lawsuit allegations