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Scott PowersJuly 31, 2018

The national gun-control political action committee founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, Giffords PAC, is endorsing Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in his re-election bid in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The endorsement, announced Tuesday by Soto’s campaign, comes to Soto who’s been under attack for his career political record […]

Scott PowersJuly 31, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate David Shapiro is launching the first television commercial of his campaign for Florida’s 16th Congressional District, touting his commitment to take on bullies. The 30-second spot, “Vowed,” is being placed on broadcast and cable television in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market, where Shapiro faces fellow lawyer Jan Schneider in the Aug. 28 Democratic […]

Scott PowersJuly 31, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott has slipped ahead of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in the latest Mason-Dixon poll of Florida’s 2018 U.S. Senate race, which also shows a stark difference of opinion between men and women. The new poll, conducted last Tuesday and Wednesday, gives the two-term governor a three-point lead, 47 to 44, over […]

Scott PowersJuly 30, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gov. Rick Scott is blasting his U.S. Senate opponent Bill Nelson for reports that the Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator wasn’t paying payroll taxes to campaign staffers. “Stealing from Medicare,” a 30-second television and digital ad launching today, charges that Nelson is “stealing from Medicare and Social Security” by not paying the employers’ matching […]

Scott PowersJuly 30, 2018

In explaining why he’s seeking a federal inquiry into Florida’s problems with its SunPass contractor, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson brought up last March’s bridge collapse in Miami, charging the Florida Department of Transportation has shown a “pattern of activity” that suggests it does not hold itself or contractors accountable. At his U.S. Senate office in Orlando, […]

Scott PowersJuly 30, 2018

Citing problems in Florida, Michigan and at least four other states, Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson joined a colleague from Michigan Monday morning in asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate SunPass contractor Conduent State & Local Solutions for possible illegal wrongdoing. The Florida Department of Transportation contracted with the Maryland-based company for $287 […]

Scott PowersJuly 27, 2018

One of the nation’s biggest and most influential conservative advocacy groups is endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis for Florida Governor. American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp announced the ACU’s support at a rally Friday in Solivita, the massive senior community south of Kissimmee, the DeSantis campaign reported. In the endorsement, Schlapp praised DeSantis’ conservative record, military background […]

Scott PowersJuly 27, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott, Republican Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, were the top choices for the U.S. Senate, and the governor’s office in a straw poll conducted Thursday night at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando that also offered some surprise choices, such as Democrat Nikki Fried for agriculture commissioner. The straw poll of more […]

Scott PowersJuly 27, 2018

The Everglades Foundation has hired Shannon Estenoz to be its chief operating officer and vice president for policy and programs, as well as four others into senior staff-level positions, the organization announced Friday. Estenoz, a Broward County resident, has worked 21 years in environmental policy and advocacy, most recently at the U.S. Department of the Interior, […]

Scott PowersJuly 27, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is hitting the road Saturday for the start of an eight-day, 15-stop bus tour of the Florida Peninsula. Greene is kicking off his “Fighting for Florida” bus tour Saturday in Palm Beach County, then heading to Orange County for appearances on Saturday and Sunday. Details of the locations and times […]

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Giffords PAC endorses Darren Soto in CD 9 race

David Shapiro’s first CD 16 commercial has him taking on bullies

Rick Scott 47%, Bill Nelson 44% in latest Mason-Dixon poll

New Rick Scott ad goes after Bill Nelson on payroll taxes

Bill Nelson charges ‘pattern of activity’ with FIU bridge collapse, SunPass problems

Bill Nelson, Michigan senator seek federal inquiry into SunPass contractor

American Conservative Union endorses Ron DeSantis

Rick Scott, Adam Putnam, Nikki Fried on top in Orlando Hispanic chamber straw poll

Everglades Foundation adds to senior staff

Jeff Greene hitting the road