Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2019
15min1275
"...Drove me mad by insisting on strictly observing speed limits."
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Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2019Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2019
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"The Commission thanks all 26 applicants for their commitment to public service."
Scott PowersJune 5, 2019
4min523
Tesha Ballou of Sanford rises to 18th Judicial Circuit bench
Ryan NicolApril 9, 2019
3min189
Israel “welcomes the opportunity to obtain a definitive ruling.”
Jim RosicaMarch 9, 2017
4min576
A bill aimed at streamlining the handling of political redistricting court cases cleared its last committee Thursday. The legislation (SB 352) was OK’d by the Senate Rules Committee on a 7-3 party-line vote. It’s now ready for the full Senate. It also “encourages” courts “to follow certain procedures to maintain public oversight when drafting a […]
Associated PressFebruary 10, 2017
5min235
Government lawyers fighting to defend President Donald Trump‘s executive order on immigration said Friday that “all options” are being considered after a federal appeals court ruled against the president’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. A Justice Department lawyer who spoke at a hearing in Virginia said the administration was weighing whether to […]
Associated PressFebruary 9, 2017
7min293
President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that comments by his Supreme Court nominee criticizing his own attacks on the judiciary were “misrepresented,” even as Republican and Democratic lawmakers vouched for the veracity of the remarks. Trump responded after private rebukes from Judge Neil Gorsuch, who said in meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday that the president’s comments […]
Associated PressJanuary 11, 2017
9min187
A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if such material had been released. The incoming president, in his first news conference since late July, firmly chided news organizations for […]
Associated PressAugust 12, 2016
1min147
Hillary Clinton‘s campaign says the Democratic nominee and her husband paid a federal tax rate of 34.2 percent and donated 9.8 percent of their income to charity last year. The Clintons are releasing their 2015 filings on Friday. Her campaign is also releasing returns from running mate Tim Kaine and his wife. The campaign says […]
Associated PressAugust 2, 2016
7min233
For Donald Trump, it’s become a familiar pattern. The Republican nominee can’t let go of a perceived slight, no matter the potential damage to his presidential campaign or political reputation. Trump spent the days after winning the Republican nomination criticizing a U.S. district court judge’s Mexican heritage. The morning after accepting the Republican nomination at […]