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Associated PressAugust 12, 2015

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is asking a federal judge to stop the Florida Legislature from changing the boundaries of her congressional district. The Jacksonville Democrat on Wednesday filed a new lawsuit against the Legislature, as well as Secretary of State Ken Detzner. Brown contends legislators will violate federal voting laws if they revamp her district […]

Associated PressAugust 12, 2015

Joe Reedy, an award-winning sports writer, is joining The Associated Press in its Tallahassee bureau to cover Florida State University sports and state government. The appointment was announced Wednesday by AP South Editor Lisa Marie Pane and Florida News Editor Terry Spencer. Reedy, 44, most recently covered the Cleveland Indians for FoxSportsOhio.com and also worked for AP […]

Associated PressAugust 12, 2015

The Obama administration doesn’t plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry’s historic flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island’s opposition to its single-party government. Instead, Kerry intends to meet more quietly with prominent activists later in the day, […]

Associated PressAugust 12, 2015

Broward County commissioners say they intend to soften laws to lure Uber and other app-based ridesharing services back to the county. Multiple media outlets report that commissioners voted 6-2 on Tuesday to have an Uber-friendly law drafted for a September vote. Commissioners will hold a public hearing in September to finalize the changes. Commissioners say […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2015

Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush will be an opening-night guest on Stephen Colbert‘s late-night show. In a tweet posted Tuesday, the former “Colbert Report” host said Bush will join him on the Sept. 8 debut of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “My first GOP candidate!” his Twitter post said, then poked fun at […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2015

U.S. Rep. Dan Webster is asking state legislators to vote down a map that would upend his congressional district. Webster testified on Tuesday before a legislative panel. The Florida Legislature is holding a Special Session to adopt a new map for the state’s 27 congressional districts. The Orlando Republican is upset that legislative staff members […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2015

A former adviser who says he quit Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign is calling the billionaire real estate mogul the best bet to shake up a “broken” U.S. political system. Roger Stone says he resigned because he felt Trump was getting too distracted by marginal issues like his feud with Fox News personality Megyn Kelly. There […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2015

CBS News will overhaul its coverage of the 2016 Democratic and Republican conventions to emphasize participants “on the ground” rather than chatter in the network’s skybox, CBS News President David Rhodes said. Dismissing any predictions of a candidate’s selection coming down to the convention wire — “It’s not going to happen,” he said — Rhodes […]

Associated PressAugust 10, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton told a cheering crowd at her largest rally so far that “the endless flow of secret, unaccountable money” must be stopped. Two weeks later, the main super PAC backing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination accepted a $1 million contribution that cannot be traced. The seven-figure donation, made June 29 to […]

Associated PressAugust 10, 2015

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s attempt to get a federal court to stop Florida lawmakers from redrawing her congressional district has been stopped for now. Lawyers on Monday withdrew the lawsuit that Brown was seeking to join. That means the Jacksonville Democrat will have to start over. Brown and other black leaders in central Florida last […]

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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown asks federal judge to stop Legislature

AP adds award-winning sports writer to Tallahassee bureau

Cuba dissidents won’t attend US Embassy event

Broward officials opt to prepare looser Uber laws for vote

Jeb Bush is opening night guest for Steven Colbert’s “Late Show”

Dan Webster asks legislators to vote down proposed map

Ex-Donald Trump aide still supports businessman’s White House race

CBS News to overhaul 2016 convention coverage

Group backing Hillary Clinton gets $1M from untraceable donors

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s legal challenge to new districts off for now