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Darryl PaulsonApril 25, 2016

In a typical election cycle, about 90 percent of House members and 70 percent of U.S. senators win re-election. As has often been noted, Americans hate Congress, but love their own representative. In the 2016 congressional election in Florida, close to half of the delegation will be replaced. As David Wasserman of the Cook Political […]

Associated PressApril 25, 2016

A new Spanish-language public affairs show directed at Hispanics in Florida debuts Sunday. WLTV-23, the Univision affiliate in Miami, announced Friday that “Al Punto Florida” will be hosted by Univision 23 anchor Ambrosio Hernandez and Mariana Atencio, of Miami-based cable network FUSION. The one-hour show will be broadcast, beginning at 11 a.m., on five Univision […]

Phil AmmannApril 24, 2016

Florida legislators may have publicly backed a presidential candidate, but new research finds that several lawmakers failed to vote in the state’s primary election. Noah Pransky of WTSP reports that a number of lawmakers — just like in 2012 – simply did not take part in Florida’s March 15 presidential preference primary, including four from […]

Associated PressApril 22, 2016

Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says he has no interest in being vice president and has no plans to endorse any presidential candidate. But, he says, he will support “whoever is nominated and named by the party.” In a wide-ranging interview with “Al Punto Florida,” a new Spanish-language public affairs program to air statewide […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 22, 2016

Set your DVR: Rep. David Jolly will be featured on “60 Minutes” this Sunday. Jolly is set to discuss the Stop Act, a bill he proposed earlier this year that makes it illegal for members of the U.S. House and Senate to personally solicit donations. Jolly, who is running for the U.S. Senate, filed the […]

Mitch PerryApril 20, 2016

Sarasota area Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan says that the U.S. should “never buckle to the threats of a foreign government,” and that’s why he supports legislation that aims to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for any involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Even an ally like Saudi Arabia needs to understand our country will never compromise […]

Mitch PerryApril 19, 2016

Bill Nelson is praising the Senate’s passage of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, in particular a provision that will test technology for intercepting a drone that flies too close to U.S. airports. “Madam President, last night’s national news was led by an international news report from London about an inbound British Airways flight into […]

Mitch PerryApril 19, 2016

Welcome to April 19, the 23rd anniversary of the Waco siege and the 21st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. And now today’s NY state primary, which, by the shape of things, could be pretty anti-climactic. Donald Trump‘s victory is a given, and right now most polls have Bernie Sanders down by double-digits to Hillary Clinton. […]

Jac VerSteegApril 18, 2016

As a preacher’s kid who grew up in the South, I value politeness. Yes, sir. Yes, ma’am. Let me get that door for you. It is a given that, when you encounter a governor in a coffee shop, you do not yell, “You are an a**hole!” Nevertheless, Cara Jennings’ crude outburst in a Gainesville Starbucks […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016

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Bill Nelson says he supports Marco Rubio’s amendment that would stop giving welfare benefits to Cuban immigrants – but says Florida’s junior Senator’s attempt to add that amendment to an FAA reauthorization bill was the wrong way to go about it. Rubio lashed out last week after GOP Senate leaders refused to allow the amendment to […]

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Darryl Paulson: Florida’s congressional elections: The changing of the guard

New Hispanic public affairs show debuts in Florida

Florida lawmakers support presidential candidates, but forgot to vote in primary

Marco Rubio says he’s not interested in being Vice President

David Jolly to be featured on 60 Minutes

Vern Buchanan says the truth needs to come out regarding 9/11 and the Saudi government

Bill Nelson lavishes praise on reauthorization of FAA bill

Mitch Perry Report for 4.19.16 -Sanders goes after Clinton for violating campaign finance laws

Jac VerSteeg: GOP devolving into the party of, um, jerks

Bill Nelson: ‘Marco will get his chance’ to stop Cuban refugee welfare