Florida’s 15th Congressional District – Page 2

Dennis Ross to announce re-election bid

Published on March 7, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Bill Rufty

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a Lakeland Republican, is announcing Monday that he is seeking re-election to Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Ross’ district boundaries were redrawn during the recent Supreme Court orders that changed borders of several Florida congressional districts and state Senate districts. He plans three stops in his slightly reshaped district for the announcement: at 1 p.m., he will be at the Southeast Milk Plant, 2502 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City. At 2:30 p.m., Ross will announce Draken International,…

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Dennis Ross glad he’s “still living in his district” after redistricting

Published on December 3, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Bill Rufty

Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Lakeland said he can live with the new shape of his 15th Congressional District approved by the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday even though it cuts more of his home county out of his district. Like many Florida members of Congress, Ross’ district boundaries changed when the court certified the redistricting of congressional territories. He lost the cities of Bartow and Mulberry in Polk County from his district and Temple Terrace and Lutz in…

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Reporter Alan Cohn returns to investigative journalism with WWSB-TV newscast

Published on September 4, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

After taking a stab at Congress last year, Alan Cohn is revisiting his more-familiar career: investigative journalism. WWSB-TV, Sarasota’s ABC affiliate, announced the longtime Tampa Bay reporter, and former congressional candidate, will lead a new 7 p.m. newscast with a political slant. According to Cohn, “ABC 7 News at 7:00” will center on long-form reporting on a topic of the day, including live, round-table discussions with community leaders, legislators and newsmakers. “We’re going to do news headlines to catch people up who…

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