Maria Lorts Sachs

Democrats and Republicans, political operatives and elected officials, Broward and Palm Beach county residents all agree: In the South Florida battleground of white-hot 2012 election contests, none is hotter than the showdown between two incumbent state...

BOCA RATON ??? Dozens of South Floridians turned out Tuesday to blast the way the Florida Legislature is going about crafting new districts for the state House, state Senate, and Congress. ???It???s a disgrace,??? said Joyce Salomon of Coral Springs.........

Donald Trump says he wants a revolution. Well, you know, maybe he can fire the first shot with a 3-wood from his West Palm Beach country club. Or maybe he should just take President Obama's re-election with some grace. Here's a look at Election 2012...

TALLAHASSEE — Cockroaches hide from the light. And so do some of Florida's highest-paid elections lawyers and consultants, who have done their darnedest this year to cover up the financing behind their election advertising. This election, we've...

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Tuesday. Here's what we're reading today. * The Sun-Sentinel covers yesterday's hearing on the House health plan. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that teachers are planning a lawsuit over a state evaluation...

TALLAHASSEE–Two Democratic legislators want to crack down on gun purchases online and at gun shows with bills that would require all gun buyers to have a background check. Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, said HB 1343 is not an attempt to eliminate...

TALLAHASSEE — Policyholders of Florida, an insurance consumer advocacy group, has graded the state's lawmakers based on how often they supported property owners during the past year. In the Florida Senate, seven lawmakers — Mike Fasano, R- New...

The Republican Party of Florida has locked in $2 million worth of television advertising time for Senate candidate Dorothy Hukill, in what will be one of the most expensive legislative races in Florida this fall. Hukill, a state representative from Port...

A Republican-linked group operating under a liberal-sounding name is targeting Democratic candidates in competitive state Senate races around Florida. The group, known only as “Progressives,” has paid for mail pieces attacking three Democratic...

In May 2011, in front of hundreds of cheering supporters in The Villages, under a banner proclaiming “Promises Made, Promises Kept,” Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a state budget that cut nearly $1.4 billion from Florida's public...

Since the beginning of September, a murky political committee set up by some prominent Republican strategists has been sending mailers attacking Democratic candidates in at least eight state Senate races around Florida. And yet the group — known...

With early voting beginning across Florida this weekend, Political Pulse gives you….The Most Important State Races in Florida™. Senate District 34 – The most important Senate race is an obvious call: This battle between two incumbents,...