Seven Republican presidential candidates lagging in the polls debated in the undercard match-up on Thursday, generally avoiding attacking each other while firing away on President Barack Obama and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clitnton -- and throwing a few jabs at businessman Donald Trump who is leading the polls on the Republican side.
Less than a year into his second term as Florida's Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater says he is asked daily about future political ambitions.
And so far, the former Senate president and former bank president --- who can't run again for the CFO post because of term limits --- professes that team Atwater hasn't made any decisions.
"We're not maneuvering our energy in any direction at this point for any future role," Atwater said, insisting that was his "straight up honest answer."
The special legislative session to hammer out Florida’s congressional redistricting is only five days away, and many state lawmakers are suiting up to get down to business when they return to the Capitol for the third session this year.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley isn’t happy there will be only six debates between the Democratic presidential candidates. O’Malley’s team is calling foul on the Democratic National Committee’s announcement on Thursday about the six debates.
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On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that Frontier Communications Corporation will expand in DeLand, adding 400 jobs and investing $2.5 million in Volusia County.
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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., announced Thursday she will go to federal court to stop congressional redistricting, insisting that last month’s Florida Supreme Court decision violated the federal Voting Rights Act.
With most of Thursday's focus on tonight's two Republican debates, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced it will hold six presidential primary debates, including one in Florida.
Matt Gaetz offers a sharp contrast in style and personality to the late Charlie Bennett, the longtime Democratic congressman who represented Jacksonville and part of North Florida in Congress for decades. But, on the matter of religion in the public square, Gaetz is taking a page from Bennett’s playbook.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., announced on Thursday that he was backing U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
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