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Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

Could the Freedom Tower in Miami, where U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday announced his bid for president, be underwater by 2060? Before Rubio announced on Monday that he was running for president in 2016, NextGen Climate suggested the building could be underwater by 2060. The political action committee said Florida is on the front line […]

Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

An official appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to oversee a lawsuit filed by Florida against Georgia over water use on Monday issued an order providing for confidential talks among the states. Ralph I. Lancaster, a Maine attorney who’s special master in the case, in a conference call also called the media “relentless and ruthless” and said, […]

Phil AmmannApril 13, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a newly announced candidate for U.S. Senate, says nothing has changed since Sen. Marco Rubio officially entered the race for president in 2016. The Jupiter Democrat, who recently entered the race for the Miami Republican’s soon-to-be vacated Senate seat, weighed in with a statement on Monday. Florida law prohibits candidates from […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

In a move that will not strike observers of the Bill Bishop campaign apparatus as a complete surprise, Rob and Jill Storey of the RLS Group, who were among the senior leadership of the Bishop campaign, have joined the Alvin Brown campaign in consultant roles as of Monday afternoon. The Brown campaign cites this as proof of their […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

When Marco Rubio at long last jumps in the race tonight at Miami’s Freedom Tower it will mark the entry of the first Republican contender who could really make it to the White House in 2016, writes Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight. Why, you might ask? Rubio is both electable and conservative, and in optimal proportions. He’s in a position to satisfy […]

Phil AmmannApril 13, 2015

After a lot of speculation, Marco Rubio officially announced on Monday he is running for president in 2016. The Florida Senator becomes the third Republican to enter the race to the White House. Because Rubio took months to come to a decision, Democrats had plenty of time to prepare. In response to Rubio’s announcement, Progress […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2015

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Thanks to an interesting and oft-forgotten historical footnote, the origin of the terms “Upper Chamber” and “Lower Chamber” are not related to power, but were originally derived from the actual physical location of the respective legislative bodies. The story goes that during the first meetings of Congress in NYC’s Federal Hall, the U.S. Senate occupied […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

A great deal of speculation among Duval County conservatives has revolved around how “ready for Hillary” Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is. The Lenny Curry campaign, in fact, sent out an email speculating that Brown was “dreaming” of his next “Clinton D.C. job.” Despite former President Bill Clinton already having had made a trip to Jacksonville to rally the troops […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio is telling his top donors that he’s running for president because he feels “uniquely qualified” to pitch his Republican Party as the one that will defend the American Dream. The first-term Republican U.S. senator from Florida told his biggest backers on a conference call Monday that he sees the coming presidential campaign […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

When Marco Rubio announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president Monday in downtown Miami, there are certain themes he will undoubtedly hit upon (albeit in a speech of only 12 minutes, its reported duration). Fresh off President Barack Obama‘s meeting up with Raul Castro this past weekend at the Summit of the Americas […]

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Miami’s Freedom Tower under water by 2060? Unlikely, scientist says

Court issues confidentiality order in Florida v. Georgia water case

Patrick Murphy says “nothing changes” after Marco Rubio announcement

Alvin Brown campaign adds former Bill Bishop senior leadership as consultants

FiveThirtyEight: With Marco Rubio in, 2016 GOP race gets real

Progress Florida launches oppo website for Marco Rubio’s big announcement

Unstoppable force of the state Senate meets immovable object of the state House

Alvin Brown campaign relatively neutral on Hillary Clinton announcement

Marco Rubio tells top donors he’s running for president, “uniquely qualified”

Things to look for in Marco Rubio’s announcement speech