Sunshine State News By Allison Nielsen April 20, 2016 U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., says she will run for reelection after all, despite her congressional district being redrawn last year. Just this week, a group of federal judges rejected Brown’s lawsuit alleging the newly-redrawn congressional districts violate the Federal Voting Rights Act and unfairly disadvantage…
BY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott is firmly behind Palm Harbor resident Jeffery Bragg to be the next insurance commissioner. Late Wednesday, the governor’s office called Bragg, a former executive director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, the “best candidate” for the job that could pay up…
By Jeff Schweers Tribune/Naples Daily News Capital Bureau Published: April 21, 2016 Updated: April 21, 2016 at 12:18 PM TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s legislative leaders have millions of dollars of cash to spend as they see fit on state and local races and ballot initiatives this election season thanks to a state law that allows the…