The United States Olympic Committee was in North Central Florida Monday, visiting Newberry's Easton Sports Complex to consider its archery facility for a role as an official Olympic training site for the 2016 summer games.
Read More »Yoho says no to signing no-tax pledge
Florida Congressman-elect, Ted Yoho did not sign the "No Tax" pledge written by lobbyist Grover Norquist. He said signing the Norquist pledge would have left him too strictly bound to do his job the right way.
Read More »Election Recap: Obama wins; Yoho, Nugent to DC; Nelson, Brown retain seats
In Tuesday night's election, President Barack Obama was said to have won re-election. Florida is the only state that has not been called, but politicians from the state like Bill Nelson and Corrine Brown have been named the winners of their respective races.
Read More »Congressional candidates spar over District 3
With the Nov. 6 election two weeks away, three candidates are fighting for one seat in Florida's third congressional district.
Read More »Political newcomer defeats Cliff Stearns in District 3 congressional race
U.S. Representative Cliff Stearns has been ousted by a tea party challenger in a GOP primary in north Florida Tuesday. Political newcomer Ted Yoho, a Gainesville veterinarian, stunned Stearns who’s been in Congress since 1989. The sprawling, mostly rural District 3 stretches from the Gulf coast, west of Ocala, north to the …
Read More »Election wrap up
One race from the Tuesday ballot may take a few days to resolve. Longtime Congressman Cliff Stearns is going to have to depend on provisional and overseas ballots if he wants to continue his career in congress. Running in the newly formed third congressional district, he trails Tea Party favorite …
Read More »Clay County Clerk James Jett to run for Congress
There are now three candidates for a proposed new Congressional seat in North Florida. Florida Senator Steve Oelrich of Cross Creek, Gainesville Veterinarian Ted Yoho, and Clay County Clerk James Jett have announced the intentions to run for the new seat, which is a result of recent redistricting. Florida’s 89.1, …
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