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It’s Map-Drawing Time Again For Florida Legislators
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — If only it was as simple as “X” marks the spot. Because if it was, the Florida Legislature wouldn’t have to meet for the third...
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Chairman Releases Redistricting Plan Amid Numbers Controversy
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – The chairman of the state Senate committee charged with redrawing districts for the 40-member chamber released his proposed draft of the map...
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Senators Joust Over Maps Ahead Of Key Vote
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – One day before a high-stakes committee meeting, there were few signs Thursday that state senators were any closer to agreement on how the...
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Senate Changes Map Amid Miami-Dade Questions
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – The political realities of redistricting burst into the open Tuesday, as the Senate approved a proposal increasing the Hispanic share of...
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House Redistricting Lines Veer Away From Senate Plan
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – The House redistricting committee voted along party lines Monday to approve its version of new districts for the state Senate, potentially...
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House Tosses Revamped Redistricting Plan Back To Senate
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve a redistricting plan for the state Senate, setting up the delicate endgame for a...
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Senate Defeats Redistricting Map; Session Crashes
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – A last-ditch effort to keep the courts from drawing state Senate districts collapsed Thursday, as senators voted down a plan proposed by the...
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Lawmakers Ponder New Redistricting Methods
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – After a second consecutive redistricting session fell apart Thursday and the Legislature went home yet again without passing a map,...
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Court Begins Working Through Redistricting Issues
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A Leon County judge and lawyers for the Legislature and voting-rights organizations on Tuesday began muddling through the legal process...
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Senate’s Motives At Issue As Redistricting Trial Starts
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – The decisions prompting state Senate leaders to choose a redistricting plan they recommended to a Leon County judge took center stage Monday,...
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Galvano: No Intent To Favor GOP In Redistricting
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – The Senate redistricting chief on Wednesday defended a proposed map of the chamber’s 40 districts, telling a Leon County judge that it was...
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Judge Approves Voting-Rights Groups’ Senate Map
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – A state Senate redistricting plan favored by voting-rights organizations was approved Wednesday by a Leon County judge in a move that could...
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Facing South Florida: One-On-One With Congressman Ted Deutch
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter Jim DeFede welcomes Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch. They discuss another big week for the Trump presidency, including golf, Russia, and healthcare. Guest:...
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Facing South Florida: Syria Reaction With Rep. Ted Deutch
CBS4’s Jim DeFede interviews leading South Florida lawmakers for their reactions to the U.S. attack on Syria.
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz On Trump Report: ‘White House Is Infected With Liars’
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Local lawmakers remained vocal Tuesday after a report surfaced that President Trump revealed classified information from an ally to Russian...
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Local Politicians Critical Of President Trump’s Charlottesville Attack Comments
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Local politicians, on both sides of the aisle, were critical of President Donald Trump’s comments on the Charlottesville attack, taking to...
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Political Science Prof. Discusses Local Lawmaker Reaction To Trump’s...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – After President Donald Trump’s strong statements revisiting the Charlottesville violence, South Florida’s Republican congressional leaders...
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Rep. Deutch: ‘It’s Not Too Soon, It’s Too Late’ To Talk About Gun Control
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter SUNRISE (CNN) — Rep. Ted Deutch said “it is too late” to be having the conversation about gun control after 17 people were killed last week in the school...
View ArticleFacing South Florida: One-On-One With Rep. Ted Deutch
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter Facing South Florida host Jim DeFede is joined by Congressman Ted Deutch, who was one of the lawmakers invited this week to discuss the potential of a bipartisan...
View ArticleRep. Ted Deutch Speaks On Parkland Shooting, Push For Gun Legislation
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Congressman Ted Deutch was one of the lawmakers invited this week to discuss a possible bipartisan gun bill with President Donald Trump....
View ArticleFacing South Florida: One-On-One With Congressman Ted Deutch
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter As Democrats push to win back the house, Congressman Ted Deutch stopped by the CBS4 studio recently. Facing South Florida host Jim DeFede sat down with Deutch...
View ArticleFBI Makes Changes To Public Tip Line After Parkland Shooting
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIRAMAR (CBSMiami) — After months of being criticized for reportedly dropping the ball in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, the FBI is adding more staff and...
View ArticleCongressman Ted Deutch Visits Fort Lauderdale As King Tides Peak
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Coastal South Florida is once again dealing with king tides. U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch was in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. He visited some of...
View ArticleSouth Florida Religious, Political Leaders Denounce Deadly Pittsburgh...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Dozens of religious and political leaders gathered at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Monday morning in response to the deadliest...
View ArticleFlorida Dems Schultz, Deutch Hold Press Conference On Partial Government...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida Democratic Congressional Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch held a news conference Tuesday on the partial...
View ArticleFederal Workers Say Safety Is On The Line As Shutdown Continues
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Some South Florida federal workers say the government shutdown should not just be a matter of politics, but also an issue of safety....
View ArticleFlorida Rep. Ted Deutch Among Democrats Proposing High-Capacity Gun Magazine Ban
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/CNN) – Florida Congressman Ted Deutch and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez are reintroducing a high-capacity gun magazine ban proposal...
View ArticleU.S. House Passes Universal Background Check Law
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The House of Representatives passed HR 8 on Wednesday — a bill that would require background checks on all firearms sales. South Florida...
View ArticleFlorida Congressional Members React To Release And Contents Of Special...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As reaction to the release of the Mueller Report continues to dominate much of the American news cycle, some South Florida congressional members are speaking out as well. All...
View ArticleFacing South Florida: One-On-One With Congressman Ted Deutch
This week on Facing South Florida, Democratic congressman Ted Deutch, who represents portions of Broward and Palm Beach County, joins Jim DeFede to talk about various topics including gun control in...
View Article‘There Is No Place For Language Like That’: Congressman Deutch Slams Trump’s...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – President Donald Trump made new comments Tuesday adding fuel to the ongoing feud between him and Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. The new comments are drawing...
View ArticleSouth Florida Lawmakers Share Thoughts On Vote To Begin Impeachment Hearings
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida lawmakers shared their thoughts Thursday night following the historic vote to begin impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump. In a near party-line vote,...
View ArticleCoronavirus Q&A: Rep. Ted Deutch Discusses Economic Recovery
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – President Donald Trump announced at a Coronavirus Task Force briefing Thursday that he wants to reopen the economy. Trump said his administration will issue new federal guidelines...
View ArticleFacing South Florida: One-On-One With Rep. Ted Deutch
The focus of Jim DeFede’s conversation with the congressman was the coronavirus. They discussed the recent attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ response efforts and what’s going on in...
View ArticleFacing South Florida: 1-On-1 With Ted Deutch
Jim DeFede interviewed Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch. The two discussed, among other things, the importance of Democrats keeping the focus on the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleDem. Incumbent Rep. Ted Deutch Beats Republican James Pruden For 22nd...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Democrat Ted Deutch has won reelection to the U.S. House in Florida’s 20th Congressional District. His district currently includes much of the northern part of Broward County and...
View Article‘How Could This Happen Here?’: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Overcome With...
BROWARD (CBSMiami) – Congressional lawmakers, including some from South Florida, were forced to shelter in place for hours. And when it was finally over, many were left stunned and emotional by what...
View ArticleFacing South Florida: Crisis At The Capitol
Jim DeFede interviewed Congressman Ted Deutch in the aftermath of the crisis at the Capitol. They discussed about moving forward with impeachment, invoking the 25th Amendment and the president’s...
View ArticleRep. Ted Deutch Says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Peddles Conspiracy Theories That...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has been in office for 33 days. But she may be removed from the House after her constituents and many others say she spread dangerous...
View ArticleRep. Ted Deutch Renews Call For Gun Reform Following Boulder Shooting That...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The shooting in Boulder comes a little more than three years since the tragedy in Parkland, and the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting before that. There have been calls for major gun...
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