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TALLAHASSEE, FL — Congressman Vern Buchanan’s ethical woes continue to deepen as the bi-partisan House Ethics Committee officially announced they were opening an additional probe in Congressman Buchanan.  On Friday, House Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Jo …

WHAT A CONSTITUTIONALLY VALID MAP LOOKS LIKE: FLA DEMS FILE MAP, LEGAL CHALLENGE TO GOP’S GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL MAP Florida Democrats file congressional map [Times/Herald] “‘Our map complies with the law and the will of the people,’’ …

Tallahassee, FL — Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today issued the following statement on the party’s filing, on behalf of concerned citizens, of a constitutionally valid map and legal challenge to the congressional map passed …

Today, as former state Republican Chairman Al Cardenas throws his support behind embattled GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, we’re reminded of the tremendous impact his endorsement had on former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist’s failed US Senate …

2ND ROUND OF FAILED MAPS HIT THE HOUSE FL Senate redistricting maps fail standards again [Bradenton Herald editorial] “Should the Supreme Court rule this version unconstitutional, justices themselves will take on the map-making task. These boundaries …

CRICKET, CRICKET Silence from vulnerable Florida Republicans on the GOP budget that ends Medicare  TALLAHASSEE, FL — While GOP leadership in D.C. enthusiastically released their new budget this week to praise from Republicans like Mitt Romney …

REDISTRICTING: SEE YOU IN COURT — No Incumbents To Run Against Each Other Under New Map New map worse than the old one [Times/Herald] “Democratic Party of Florida Chairman Rod Smith said the map will be …

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s 2nd failure to pass maps which comply with the Florida Constitution, the will of the people or …

THE GOP REDISTRICTING SIDESHOW: “THE BEST HOPE VOTERS MAY HAVE FOR FAIR SENATE DISTRICTS IS FOR THE SUPREME COURT TO REJECT THE MAP A SECOND TIME” In numbering districts, it’s silliness all over the map [Tampa …

GOV. RICK SCOTT’S TEA PARTY AGENDA IS DRAGGING DOWN FLORIDA’S RECOVERY AND DRAGGING DOWN GOP TICKET  The Republican Party of Florida is already being forced, 2 years out from the next gubernatorial election, to spend their …