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Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2018

A statewide-televised U.S. Senate debate proposed for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott is being scrapped because neither would commit, two statewide groups announced Thursday. Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association, who have traditionally teamed up to sponsor major statewide election debates, and who also announced details for the gubernatorial debate […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Democrat Anna Eskamani has picked up the endorsement of the Florida Association of School Administrators’ Political Action Committee for her campaign to be elected in Florida House District 47, her campaign announced Wednesday. The association represents nearly 5,000 superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and district-level administrators throughout Florida. “The Florida Association of School Administrators PAC is pleased to endorse your […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

The U.S. Senate campaign for Republican Gov. Rick Scott is firing back at opposition with a new television commercial rebutting a Democratic group’s ad about Scott’s role in the 1990s Medicare fraud scandal involving the company he led, Columbia/HCA. “Bill Nelson is confused again,” the new Scott commercial begins, continuing the Scott campaign’s theme of seeking […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Citing a bipartisan voting record and legislative efforts on behalf of small-business owners and entrepreneurs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wednesday endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy for re-election, her campaign announced. The endorsement of a Democratic lawmaker is rare for the national chamber, especially in a competitive district. This announcement comes at the expense […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Rachel Perrin Rogers is seeking court testimony from a who’s-who list of Tallahassee powers and insiders in her lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against her from the Florida Legislature regarding the sexual harassment claims she raised last fall against former state Sen. Jack Latvala. Perrin Rogers, who is pursuing a lawsuit case through the U.S. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey went to Facebook Tuesday night to apologize for comments he made last week disparaging supporters of Sanjay Patel, his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election in Florida’s 8th Congressional District. At a Trump Club meeting in Brevard County on Sept. 19, shown in a video posted on Youtube.com and since […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

A new poll from Quinnipiac University is finding Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson moving seven percentage points ahead in his re-election contest with Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a lead being built on the shoulders of independent voters, women, and loyal Democrats. Quinnipiac found Nelson ahead 53 percent to 46 percent, one of the few polls […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

A backer of the Nov. 6 ballot issue to ban greyhound racing in Florida called an opponent’s statement outrageous, false, and fully-refuted by the Florida Supreme Court after the NRA Political Victory Fund circulated a warning Tuesday that Amendment 13 could one day threaten hunting and fishing rights. Carey Theil, senior advisor for the Yes […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

The National Federation of Independent Businesses has endorsed Republican state Rep. Mike Miller in his quest to be elected to Florida’s 7th Congressional District, his campaign announced Tuesday. In a letter to Miller, the NFIB stated, “As the voice of small business, NFIB knows that good small business policy starts with electing good small business […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa added another $10,000 to his campaign’s fund in the first two weeks of September pushing his total raised near $200,000 for his House District 42 re-election effort while his Democratic opponent Barbara Cady dropped further behind in the money chase. La Rosa, of St. Cloud, enters the post-primary period […]

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U.S. Senate debate off, say Leadership Florida, Florida Press Association

Anna Eskamani gets backing of school administrators’ group

Rick Scott’s campaign ad rebuts Democrats on Medicare fraud scandal

U.S. Chamber endorses Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

Tallahassee who’s-who on Rachel Perrin Rogers’ witness list in Florida Legislature suit

Bill Posey apologizes for ‘dumpiest house’ comment; Sanjay Patel says it’s typical condescension

Q poll: Bill Nelson rises to 7-point lead, lifted by independents, women

Amendment 13 backer calls claim that dog racing ban could threaten hunting ‘outrageous, false’

Independent businesses back Mike Miller in CD 7 race

Mike La Rosa’s war chest continues to overwhelm Barbara Cady’s campaign finances