Voting Rights Act Heads To Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court opened hearings Wednesday on a challenge to the law that if overturned could fundamentally reshape how an entire region of the country handles elections.
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The United States Supreme Court opened hearings Wednesday on a challenge to the law that if overturned could fundamentally reshape how an entire region of the country handles elections.
When Raul Castro accepted a five-year, and final term as Cuba's president Sunday, he reached out to a young, obscure politician, appearing to select him as his heir-apparent.
A temporary ban on a law requiring drug testing of Florida welfare recipients has been upheld by a federal appeals court. Gov. Rick Scott has vowed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Legislature appears to be on a path to make it harder for non-homesteaded homes, often owned by people living out-of-state, to be added to or remain under the umbrella of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
It's an arcane budget term, but the sequester, is set to fundamentally reshape federal spending in ways that could set the economy on a path back to recession. The sequester is the beginning of a scheduled decade of financial austerity like has been seen in Europe in recent years.
Unless Congress comes to some sort of agreement by March 1st, a series of automatics cuts called sequester will go into effect that will cut services to children, seniors and those serving our country.
In the 2000 presidential recount, Florida was the poster child for bad elections. Twelve years later, the state was once again used as an example as how not to run an election.
Pitbull won't be paying Lindsay Lohan a penny. His team of Miami attorneys successfully defended the rapper against a defamation lawsuit by actress Lindsay Lohan.
Returning Monday after a week off, Congress will have just five days to save South Florida hospitals from losing $368 million.
Several fake websites are offering to help people apply for public assistance, if they provide financial and personal information.
The island nation of Cuba may be without a Castro for the first time in decades soon after Cuban President Raul Castro unexpectedly mentioned in a speech Friday that he is old and has a right to retire.
Justin Lamar Sternad, a former Democratic Congressional candidate, surrendered Friday morning to federal officials to face charges related to his campaign finances.
A task force looking into Florida's Stand Your Ground law has determined the law is good and shouldn't be overturned.
A Miami-Dade circuit judge has refused to throw out a county ordinance that makes possession of more than two absentee ballots a misdemeanor.
Plans to construct a hiply-designed Wal-Mart in Midtown Miami hit a snag Wednesday, when members of Miami's architectural advisory panel rejected the latest version of the plan.
