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Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2017

On Thursday, Bob Buckhorn explained why he chose not to pursue the Democratic nomination for Florida governor in 2018. The Tampa mayor’s decision was mainly predicated on two factors: He did not want to be away as his 15-year-old daughter spends her last few years at home, and he loves being Mayor of Tampa more than […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 31, 2016

Everyone expected Florida to play an important role in politics this year. And why wouldn’t they? Presidential hopefuls hailed from here; the state’s electoral votes were coveted; and its Senate race could have determined control of the U.S. Senate. But just like many predictions in 2016, some of the prophecies for Florida’s outsized role on […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 27, 2016

Three Florida freshman are among the “freshmen to watch” in the 115th Congress. On Monday, The Hill unveiled its list of “10 freshmen to watch in the new Congress.” According to The Hill, seven new senators and 55 new House members — including 10 from Florida — will take the oath of office on Jan. 3. […]

Peter SchorschDecember 19, 2016

Last week, the digital geniuses at the Tampa Bay Times debuted a multimedia presentation that used animated Lego figures and constructions to tell a complicated story about a planned toll road on the Howard Frankland Bridge. “How the plan to fix Tampa Bay’s most important bridge fell apart, told in Legos” from Eli Zhang, Caitlin Johnston, Anthony […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2016

Although Alan Grayson will no longer be a sitting member of Congress in a few weeks, he’s given his congressional colleagues a road map to try to keep Donald Trump accountable with the filing of two new bills. The Orlando firebrand announced Friday that he had filed legislation that would require the IRS to release […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2016

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In perhaps his last act as a member of Congress, Orlando-area Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson announced on Friday that he was filing the “Andrew Joseph III Act,” a bill which requires any jurisdiction seeking a specific federal grant to have an independent civilian review board in place. In February of 2014, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies ejected 99 students from […]

Peter SchorschDecember 9, 2016

Florida’s Congressional delegation scored a win this week with the passage of a bill that will fund major water projects in Florida, including the Central Everglades Planning Project. Four Florida congressmen put out press releases Thursday touting their votes for The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016, which passed the House […]

Scott PowersDecember 7, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy called on Congress to pursue bipartisan unity and eschew any “hateful and divisive” rhetoric as he gave a farewell speech to the House of Representatives Tuesday night. Murphy, the Democrats’ failed candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 8 election, conceded “the outcome of this election was not what […]

Mitch PerryNovember 30, 2016

Since Hillary Clinton lost the election to Donald Trump three weeks ago, many Democrats have been disconsolate, still stunned to deal with the reality of a Trump presidency. Pam Keith says she understands the sentiment, but says it’s time for Democrats to get active and start fighting back. The way she’s doing that is to […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016

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Sen. Marco Rubio has spent the last six years maligning Cuba policy from the Barack Obama White House. He’s not expecting to have to do the same regarding Donald Trump, however. After a meeting with Cuban dissident Guillermo “Coco” Farinas Tuesday, Rubio issued a statement, noting that “rolling back President Obama’s one-sided concessions to the Castro regime, a key campaign promise shared […]

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Bob Buckhorn says after Donald Trump, voters may not be interested in a ‘guy like him’

Infamous dates: The moments that shaped Florida politics in 2016

Charlie Crist, Brian Mast among The Hill’s ’10 freshman to watch’ in Congress

With its Lego project, the Tampa Bay Times crushes my hopes and dreams

Alan Grayson files bill to force Donald Trump to pick up the tab for security costs at his properties

Alan Grayson files bill named after Tampa youth to promote civil rights compliance

Florida’s congressional delegation scores big WIIN, funding Everglades, water projects

Patrick Murphy’s farewell speech focuses on bipartisan unity

Pam Keith to lead Florida group of Democrats to campaign for Louisiana Senate hopeful

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump find common ground on Cuba