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  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Jesse Jackson is in central Florida urging federal officials to block Florida’s new elections bill. Jackson is making stops Tuesday in Orlando and Tampa to protest the legislation that was …

UPDATE: 11:05 AM: Adds Demings’ response WASHINGTON — The fledgling campaign of ex-Orlando police chief Val Demings got a boost Monday morning when the fundraising group EMILY’s List — which describes its mission as “electing pro-choice …

Smith to Democrats: Enthusiastic turnout key for 2012 elections   By: Bill Cotterell The re-election of President Obama and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson depends on Democrats mobilizing an enthusiastic turnout, the head of the state Democratic …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: July 20th, 2011 Contact: Eric Jotkoff, (850) 222-3411 Chairman Smith Demands That West Apologize And Republican Leaders Condemn West’s Outrageous Behavior Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith …

By David R. Colburn, special to the Times In Print: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 With the 2012 national election 16 months away, Republicans are suddenly getting anxious about its outcome and about the potential results for …

Educators, students need funding only the Legislature can provide. Last time Florida’s governor called a special session of the Legislature, it turned into a political disaster. Former Gov. Charlie Crist called one in July 2010 to …

By Aaron Deslatte Tallahassee Bureau Chief 6:05 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2011   TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott for months has touted his push to grow jobs by taking a machete to thousands of government regulations …

July 14, 2011 8:11 PM TALLAHASSEE (CBS4)- Florida Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday because he’s planning a vacation out of state, while he’s talked in the past about the need to boost tourism …

BY MICHAEL PUTNEY [email protected] Gov. Rick Scott, a regular on Fox News and lately a chatterbox on friendly AM radio stations in Florida, finally agreed to sit down with me for an interview, for which I …

By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer In Print: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Everybody knows what the tea party members oppose. High taxes. Big government. Obama’s health care plan. High-speed rail. Now, for at least some local …