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Romney campaign changing faces to court the Hispanic vote

By | 04.18.12 | 9:06 am

Mitt Romney’s campaign hired GOP campaign strategist Ed Gillespie, while Kris Kobach’s “advisor” status was put in doubt, according to news reports.

Reps from Florida take positions on Arizona’s immigration enforcement law

By | 04.05.12 | 12:27 pm

In the ongoing legal battle over Arizona’s S.B. 1070 immigration enforcement law, which will be taken up by the Supreme Court later this month, members of Florida’s congressional delegation have signed court briefs on both sides of the issue.

Rubio, GOP drafting ‘conservative-Republican alternative’ to the DREAM Act

By | 03.30.12 | 11:22 am

GOP elected officials, including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are working on “a conservative-Republican alternative” to the DREAM Act, in an effort to reach out to Latino voters before the November presidential election.

Anti-abortion bill lacks protections for women with mental illnesses

By | 02.16.12 | 8:03 am

Michelle Cory, a 58-year-old resident of Margate, says a law making its way through the Florida Legislature that would restrict access to third trimester abortions would endanger the health of women with mental health problems.

CPAC panel debates how to crack down on immigration: ‘The enemy is the welfare state’

By | 02.13.12 | 1:43 pm

Panelists at the Conservative Political Action Conference spoke Saturday about immigration measures that would uphold conservative values and attacked federal action against immigration enforcement state laws.

From ‘attrition through enforcement’ to ‘self-deportation’

By | 01.27.12 | 10:29 am

When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke about “self-deportation” in Florida this week, his closest rival Newt Gingrich called it an “Obama-level fantasy,” but self-deportation is really just another way to describe “attrition through enforcement.”

Three abortion bills to be taken up in state Legislature tomorrow

By | 01.23.12 | 10:16 am

State Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, has put three anti-abortion bills on the state Legislature’s calendar for tomorrow.

National reproductive rights report gives Florida an ‘F’

By | 01.19.12 | 1:54 pm

NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national reproductive rights groups, today released a report analyzing the “state of women’s access to reproductive-health care” around the country. Florida received an “F” overall for the policies it enacted in the last year.

VIDEO: Romney’s immigration enforcement balancing act

By | 01.13.12 | 10:56 am

Leading GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney has a mixed set of endorsements that don’t fully illustrate his positions on immigration.

Florida legislator files ‘fetal pain’ bill

By | 12.05.11 | 10:38 am

Florida Rep. Daniel Davis, R-Jacksonville, has introduced a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks.

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