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• Bill Would Ban Buying Sweets With Food Stamps

  The bill recently passed a committee. A companion bill in the state House companion is being considered by a subcommittee.

• Local Official Loathes New Districts

  

  Assistant County Manager Lea Ann Thomas said she didn't get much sympathy on her recent visit to Tallahassee. Thomas was there to testify in favor of redrawing proposed boundaries of the Congressional districts, which splits Polk among four...

• Roseanne Wants to Run for President as Green Party Candidate

  

  WASHINGTON | Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination — and it's no joke.

• Congress Acting Quickly on Bill Banning Insider Trading

  WASHINGTON | With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch...

• Paul: States Should Resolve Land Management Issues

  Republican Rep. Ron Paul railed against the federal government during campaign stops in Nevada on Thursday, saying states are in the best position to resolve conflicts over the management of wild horses and roads on public lands.

• Lawmakers Reject Plan to Build Major Miami Casinos

  

  Florida lawmakers are rejecting a plan to bring three major casinos to the Miami area. The proposal is most likely doomed for the year after a House panel on Friday postponed their vote on it. It's not expected to be considered again during the...

• Judge: Lawmakers Don't Have To Testify About Elections Law

  Florida lawmakers can't be forced to testify about why they voted for a new Republican-backed elections law that its opponents say suppresses voting by minorities, young people and the elderly, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

• Lakeland to Continue Legal Challenge to Redistricting Plan

  LAKELAND | City commissioner voted 6-0 this morning to move forward with a lawsuit against the new Senate redistricting plans that split Lakeland into three different districts.

• House Beginning Floor Debate on Redistricting

  Redistricting is headed for final action in the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.

• State House Puts Casino Bill on Hold

  TALLAHASSEE | The push to transform Florida into an East Coast version of Las Vegas fell apart today after state legislators rejected a plan to bring three major casinos to the state.

• Trump's Endorsement May Not Help GOP Frontrunner Romney, Pundits Say

  

  Not since Don King's last solo news conference had so much fabulous hair adorned a single Las Vegas venue.

• Bill to Give Tuition Break Is Quashed

  His home ravaged by earthquake, 16-year-old Renato Lherisson returned to his birthplace, the United States, to finish high school and to earn a college degree. The Haitian student envisioned studying political science all the way to the doctoral...

• Online Sales Tax Bill to Be Introduced in Senate

  

  Committee will introduce bill to require fees in some circumstances.

• Romney's Stock Trades Clash With Divestment Pledge

  

  WASHINGTON | During his presidential campaign in 2007, Republican candidate Mitt Romney promised that a trust overseeing his financial portfolio would shed any investments that conflicted with GOP positions toward Iran, China, stem cell research...

• Source: Trump to Endorse Gingrich Today

  LAS VEGAS | Real estate mogul and reality show star Donald Trump intends to endorse Newt Gingrich’s GOP presidential bid, according to a source close to Gingrich’s campaign.

• Senate Budget May Propose $390 Million in Cuts to Health Programs

  TALLAHASSEE | The Senate's chief health-budget writer likely will propose $390 million in general-revenue cuts to health and human-services programs, though nursing homes and developmental-disability programs could be spared.

• Senator Booted Off Budget Panel For Opposing Prison Privatization

  Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos on Wednesday removed a veteran GOP legislator from a budget panel after he fought a plan to privatize prisons, saying he had lost confidence in the lawmaker's willingness to cut government costs.

• Internet Cafe Ban Moves in House

  Despite arguments that the bill would eliminate jobs and hurt veterans' groups, a House committee Wednesday approved a ban on Internet cafes that have popped up across the state in recent years.

• Now Sources Say Trump Will Back Romney

  LAS VEGAS | Three Republican officials are telling The Associated Press that Donald Trump intends to endorse Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. Trump plans to make the announcement this afternoon at his casino hotel in Las Vegas.

• House Moves Ahead With $69.2 Billion State Budget

  

  A divided Florida House panel on Wednesday moved ahead with a bare-bones budget for the coming year that raises the cost of college in the state, eliminates thousands of state jobs and cuts health care programs.

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