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Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2018

Mailers alleging Anna Eskamani curses too much won’t quiet the Democrat state House candidate, who spent Saturday morning knocking on doors in House District 47 as part of a “Day of Action.” Some 40 volunteers came out for the canvassing event, a few days after she had 33 come out for a similar event. “It’s incredible to […]

Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2018

Republican state Rep. Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski has been endorsed by the Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses for his re-election in Florida House District 44, his campaign announced. The group representing military veterans seeks to promote and unite established and start-up companies owned by veterans and disabled veterans throughout the state of Florida, a pool […]

Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2018

Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles is calling out as flawed an ACLU-produced study that found county elections offices’ had high rejections of mail-in ballots, especially in some counties like Orange. Cowles office released a statement late Wednesday charging that his office had determined before the study’s release that it was using 2016 election […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Tracy Kagan has gotten the backing of the first two labor union groups, the Florida AFL-CIO and the Seminole UniServe PAC, weighing in on this year’s House District 29 election, her campaign announced Wednesday. “Labor unions aren’t just important—they’re a matter of survival for the middle class,” Kagan stated in a […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida has sent out a mailer in the House District 47 contest citing potty-mouth language attributed to Democratic nominee Anna Eskamani in speeches and declaring “she’s everything wrong with politics today.” Eskamani reacted Wednesday by charging the Republican Party is attacking her character because “you can’t win on the issues,” and […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

The union organizing an effort to raise wages and benefits for thousands of contract workers at the Orlando International Airport is becoming a symbol of Democrats’ living wage push in Florida. On Tuesday, several dozen workers, some making as little as $5.23 an hour working for airport contractors, declared the airport to be a sweatshop. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller‘s campaign is challenging claims by his congressional opponent — Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy — that she is a moderate, bipartisan-seeking representative, charging she was hand-picked by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, taking tens of thousands of campaign dollars from Pelosi-related groups. The charges come after Murphy launched a television commercial […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

Republican David Smith has picked up the endorsement of the Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses in his campaign for Florida House District 28. The group representing military veterans seeks to promote and unite established and start-up companies owned by veterans and disabled veterans throughout the state of Florida, a pool estimated at more than 180,000. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2018

A new television commercial being launched by Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy touts legislation she backed to tighten accountability in Congress by restricting pay and future lobbying careers. “We have got to hold Congress accountable,” she declares. The 30-second commercial, “Accountable”, includes video of Murphy first teaching responsibility to her children, saying they can’t get […]

Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2018

Brightline, the operator of the private passenger train service in South Florida with approval for high-speed trains into Orlando and longer-term vision to Tampa, announced Tuesday it is buying the project of a proposed high-speed train to link Las Vegas and Southern California. Brightline, long known as All Aboard Florida, announced Tuesday it has reached […]

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Anna Eskamani promotes Republican attack mailers making her look ‘fierce AF’

Veterans’ businesses group endorses Bobby Olszewski in HD 44

Bill Cowles contends ACLU rejected-votes study used ‘incorrect data’

First two unions weigh in with Tracey Kagan in HD 29

Republican mailer highlights potty-mouth words from Anna Eskamani

Orlando airport contract workers get Democratic support

Mike Miller campaign calling Stephanie Murphy hand-picked by Nancy Pelosi

David Smith picks up endorsement from military veterans’ business group

Stephanie Murphy touts congressional pay-freeze, no-budget no-pay bills

Brightline buying Las Vegas-California high-speed train project