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More than 1 million Floridians have already voted in the Aug. 30 primary elections through early voting and vote-by-mail, according to figures Monday from the state Division of Elections.
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Van Zant Family An Issue In North Florida House Race
Outgoing state Rep. Charles Van Zant can’t run for re-election this year because of term limits, but the socially conservative incumbent’s shadow looms over the race to replace him. That’s in large part because one of the candidates hoping to take his seat is his wife, Katherine Van Zant. Both …
Read More »As Zika Fears Escalate, Lawmakers Point Fingers From Afar
As the Zika virus escalates into a public health crisis, members of Congress remain entrenched politically, with Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers over the failure to act as the number of mosquito-transmitted cases in the U.S. grows. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell warned lawmakers on Wednesday that her budget for fighting Zika is running out quickly. Without more money fast, she said, the "nation's ability to effectively respond to Zika will be impaired."
Read More »Paul Ryan, Wasserman Schultz To Test Anti-Establishment Mood
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz are about to test voters’ anti-establishment mood, first hand. In an election year in which supporters of both parties are seething against Washington, 15 states from Florida to Arizona have yet to vote in House primaries. They include challenges against Ryan, …
Read More »Gov. Scott to Speak at the Republican National Convention in Support of Trump
Scott predicted Trump, a real-estate mogul, "is going to have a big win" in Florida in November.
Read More »New Poll Shows Clinton Leading In Florida
With Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton heading into their party conventions, polls this week gave conflicting pictures about the presidential race in Florida. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll released Friday showed Clinton leading Trump by a margin of 44 percent to 37 percent in a head-to-head matchup …
Read More »Poll: Trump Grabs Edge in Florida
Republican candidate Trump takes the lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton in Florida in the latest Quinnipiac University Poll.
Read More »Federal judge blocks new Florida abortion law
A new Florida law could block public funding for planned parenthood and increase inspection requirements for clinics. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued his ruling just hours before the law passed.
Read More »Races Take Shape As Qualifying Closes
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE— Sporting an orange hat that proclaimed “Let Irv Serve,” state Rep. Irv Slosberg pointed his smart phone’s video camera at a sign in the Division of Elections office that proclaimed “Qualifying is closed.” “Slosberg is qualified,” the Boca Raton Democrat repeated, until it was pointed out that the …
Read More »Wilcox Drops Senate Bid, Backs Rubio
Orlando defense contractor Todd Wilcox dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate on Friday, leaving only a single high-profile challenger in the path of Florida incumbent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s bid for the Republican nomination Rubio’s main opponent — in what could be one of the nation’s most-watched …
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