The News Service of Florida Files Suit Against SaintPetersBlog Alleging Copyright Infringement

The News Service of Florida, an online media concern that focuses on state government and politics, has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Extensive Enterprises Media, L.L.C., the parent company of SaintPetersBlog.com and “Sunburn,” have infringed upon its copyright through the unauthorized copying and distribution of NSF’s works. In a 43-page filing with…

John Roberts’s Roadmap for Campaign-Finance Reform

Since Citizens United, members of Congress have been increasingly engaged in a never-ending campaign to snare their share of cash flooding the political marketplace. But last week Chief Justice John Roberts deserted his conservative brethren, writing an opinion that offers Congress a roadmap for cleaning up campaign finance. If Congress embraces Roberts’s support for a…

Uber Revs Effort For Spot In Special Session

MIAMI (CBSMiami/NSF) —  Uber is revving up their efforts for a spot in the Legislature’s special session. The regular legislative session ended last week without approval of a proposal for statewide regulations that would override local rules for fast-growing transportation networks such as Uber. Also, lawmakers failed to take action on new insurance requirements for…

Ausley To Run For House District 9

Former Tallahassee state Rep. Loranne Ausley is looking to get her old job back.  Ausley says she’s in the 2016 race to represent House District 9. HD 9 covers Tallahassee and the Western portion of Jefferson County. it’s the position currently occupied by Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkle Vasilinda. Vasilinda is term-limited next year, and Ausley,…

Insiders Say Rep. Corcoran Has House Reins

To hear the insiders talk, one man is responsible for bringing havoc to Florida’s government. It wasn’t the governor. And it’s neither the Senate president nor the House speaker. “Richard Corcoran is the most powerful person in Florida,” one veteran GOP political strategist said following the collapse of the state legislative session last week, when…