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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 4, 2016

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One day after endorsing Marco Rubio, former GOP hopeful Rick Santorum hit the media circuit to explain why he backed the Florida senator. There was just one problem. When pressed by the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to list one of Rubio’s accomplishments in the Senate, the Pennsylvania Republican appeared stumped. “You know, here’s what […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016

The River of Grass needs a steady flow of funding. That’s the message environmental and conservation activists are hoping to send to lawmakers on Thursday during the annual Everglades Action Day. “The focus this year is a funding mechanism,” said Jason Totoiu, the co-chairman of the Everglades Coalition, which is made up a coalition of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016

The River of Grass needs a steady flow of funding. That’s the message environmental and conservation activists are hoping to send to lawmakers on Thursday during the annual Everglades Action Day. “The focus this year is a funding mechanism,” said Jason Totoiu, the co-chairman of the Everglades Coalition, made up of 61 environmental and conservation […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 22, 2015

Whip out those checkbooks, Tallahassee lobbyists and PAC chairs, as the week kicks off with a handful of legislative re-election fundraisers. This will be the last full week of fundraisers for a while, as Florida law prohibits legislators raising campaign cash during session, which begins Tuesday, March 3. On Tuesday, Jeb Bush brings his all-but-certain […]

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Rick Santorum struggles to recall even one of Marco Rubio’s Senate accomplishments

On Everglades Action Day, environmental groups to urge lawmakers to set aside money for restoration projects

On Everglades Action Day, environmental groups to urge lawmakers to set aside money for restoration projects

Get your checkbooks ready for several political fundraisers this week