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Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday announced his Senate plan to respond to the Parkland massacre, which includes strengthening school security, providing for “restraining order” powers for police to confiscate weapons from dangerous individuals and adding to the gun purchase background-check databases. Rubio said his plan, which he called a comprehensive response, has […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday denounced Florida Legislature efforts to tighten gun restrictions and said the mass shooting two weeks ago at the Parkland high school should be seen as “a catastrophic failure” by the Broward County sheriff and the FBI. DeSantis, a congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, has made similar comments in […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King has released a new online campaign video declaring that the massacres in Pulse and Parkland demand a transformation of Florida politics, stressing his commitments to banning assault weapons, pushing for universal background checks, and expanding Medicaid. The 90-second video “This is the Year” includes footage of vigils held for the mass […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Democratic candidate Tina Polsky of Boca Raton is switching districts to run for the House District 81 seat being vacated by Democratic state Rep. Joseph Abruzzo. Polsky is one of four Democrats and two Republicans who had filed to run in House District 89 in northern Palm Beach County, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican state […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Survivors, family, and community members battered but not beaten by Florida’s two great recent tragedies met in Orlando Wednesday at Pulse nightclub, uniting in their grief, anger, determination and a frustration over how things do or do not change. A busload of Parkland community members, including families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, came […]

Scott PowersFebruary 28, 2018

With fresh media reports that Russians hacked into and potentially compromised election systems in Florida and six other states in 2016, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham called Wednesday for Gov. Rick Scott to take immediate action to protect Florida’s election infrastructure. “Dangerous Russian interference in the 2016 election is not only confirmed, but it happened […]

Scott PowersFebruary 28, 2018

Declaring that Florida lawmakers are failing to respond to post-Parkland calls to address guns, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King said Wednesday that the people of Florida deserve a special session. King, a Winter Park businessman, advocated for a ban on military-style assault weapons and comprehensive background checks on gun purchases, and contended that Marjory Stoneman […]

Scott PowersFebruary 27, 2018

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Venezuelan exile leaders meeting in Orlando Tuesday declared an international humanitarian intervention must occur in Venezuela soon or, they warned, their country would be “lost forever” to “gangsters” starving the people while working with drug cartels, Hezbollah, Iran, China, and Russia. “People are starving,” said Carlos Molina Tamayo, a former Venezuelan Navy admiral in exile […]

Scott PowersFebruary 27, 2018

Democratic House District 47 candidate Anna Eskamani, an Orlando native born of Iranian immigrants, has garnered the national endorsement of the National Iranian American Council Action, her campaign announced Tuesday. Eskamani is just the second candidate the organization has endorsed this cycle, after a congressional candidate in California. NAIC Action is a political action organization related to […]

Scott PowersFebruary 27, 2018

Miami health care magnate and longtime Republican supporter Miguel “Mike” Fernandez and more than 100 other business leaders and other prominent figures have signed and published online a letter declaring the “sanctuary cities ban” effort in the Florida Legislature to be a “misguided and potentially dangerous path.” The letter is addressed to Gov. Rick Scott, […]

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Marco Rubio post-Parkland plan focuses on school security, restraining order seizures

Ron DeSantis calls Parkland massacre a failure of FBI, sheriff; denounces state gun proposals

Chris King releases video ad on Parkland, Pulse, seeking ‘transformation’

Democratic candidate Tina Polsky switches House districts to run for Joe Abruzzo’s seat

Parkland meets Pulse, uniting in grief, anger and frustration

Gwen Graham calls on Rick Scott to address reports of Russian interference

Chris King decries loopholes in gun laws, urges special session

Venezuelan exile leaders seeking humanitarian intervention

Anna Eskamani draws backing from National Iranian American Council

Mike Fernandez leads letter signed by scores of business leaders opposing sanctuary cities bill