Corrine Brown

Like cats and dogs, Florida politicians from opposing parties rarely play nicely. They scratch, claw and hiss at each other, simply because it's in their DNA. That's why it's strange to see so many ideological opponents embracing each other nowadays. We...

The federal judge in Miami who's hearing a lawsuit over implementation of the Fair Districts amendments can expect a crowded courtroom, as the Florida Democratic Party and five Democratic state legislators become the latest group seeking to intervene in...

By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel   MAITLAND — Gov. Rick Scott should have allowed the private companies interested in building a high-speed train in Florida to at least make an offer before he scuttled the $2.7 billion project, a potential bidder said...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida's political maps have outgrown their usefulness from Central Florida through the Treasure Coast and Republican hotbed of Fort Myers, according to just-released U.S. Census data. Congressional, state House and Senate districts...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida's population gains over the last decade will raise the already heightened stakes for re-drawing the state's political maps later this year. For starters, Central Florida is going to land a new congressional seat. New Census...

WASHINGTON — High-speed rail may be dead and buried in Florida, but that doesn’t mean it’s forgotten. At a Thursday breakfast meeting of Florida’s congressional delegation — held in honor of a visiting Gov. Rick Scott —...

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, joined by Florida congresswomen Rep. Corrine Brown and Rep. Kathy Castor, slammed the controversial overhaul of Medicare proposed by House Republicans, during a town hall meeting and press conference Monday, in...

The Agenda," the public-affairs program from Central Florida News 13, offers House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as a guest today. She will discuss preserving Medicare coverage. The program follows that interview with Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla....

The Roll Call website has put together a list of the 10 congressmen the publication believe carry the most influence on redistricting in their home states. Florida's designee: U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, the ex-legislator who is currently...

Here's a look at the guest list for local public-affairs programs this weekend: "Flashpoint" will feature a Lauren Rowe interview with former Sen. Mel Martinez, who talks about the Tucson shootings and his reaction to Gov. Rick Scott....

If there's power in numbers Hispanics in Central Florida have amassed quite a bit in the last decade. Their numbers have grown by 70 percent and now they top 900,000 in the I-4 corridor. The question now is how to turn that into political muscle. The...

Are you sick of scandals? Tired of rising power rates and rigged elections? Well, you're obviously not a Florida legislator. Because at a time when most of us are craving reform, politicians in Tallahassee are actually fighting it. The latest scams...