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Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2016

Two days before the Iowa caucuses, The New York Times has weighed in with endorsements of Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton and Republican long shot John Kasich, calling the Ohio governor “the only plausible choice for Republicans.” The Times’ endorsement of Clinton was hardly a surprise, given that the Times has endorsed the former U.S. […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s U.S. Senate campaign reported raising about $591,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, a haul that may compare well with Republicans in the race but falls far short of Democratic rival U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to a release issued by his campaign Friday, Grayson used an average donation of just […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2016

Jane Kleeb, a Nebraska farmer who became one of the leading icons of the Keystone XL pipeline opposition movement, declared her support Friday for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, calling him the only candidate who joined the Keystone fight. Grayson’s campaign released news of Kleeb’s endorsement shortly after his chief rival for […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2016

The Laborers’ International Union Of North America announced Friday it is endorsing U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in his bid for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, strengthening Murphy’s hold on the labor union sector of the Democratic Party. The half-million member construction workers’ union announced the endorsement at its training center in Pompano Beach. The union joins the Teamsters and the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

With less than two months before the state’s primary, Hillary Clinton is staffing up in Florida. The campaign has hired Mahen Gunaratna as the campaign’s Florida press secretary. The announcement comes as the campaign begins to ramp up for the March 15 presidential preference primary. Gunaratna is no stranger to Florida. He served as U.S. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 25, 2016

Medical marijuana advocates said they are nearing the goal to get the issue on the ballot in 2016. In an email to supporters Monday, United for Care, the group behind the ballot effort, said the state’s supervisors of elections need to validate 45,823 petitions in order to hit the goal of 683,149 to get on […]

Scott PowersJanuary 20, 2016

Florida is the battleground state — with both a presidential and U.S. Senate elections — where the rising number of Hispanic voters could make the most difference nationally, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. The dramatic increase of Hispanic voters nationwide likely will have a tempered effect on the 2016 elections in most states and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

It came at the very end and was only 28 words long, but Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s shout-out in the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night caught the attention of Central Florida Puerto Ricans eager for political attention for the island. O’Malley’s comment came after debate moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked him, essentially, “Anything […]

Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2016

State Rep. Darren Soto announced Friday he has received support from four more labor unions, representing allied trades, electrical workers, ironworkers, and aerospace workers. Soto, an Orlando Democrat, is running in the Orlando-based Congressional District 9. The announcement covers the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the International Association […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 15, 2016

Donald Trump is out with a new advertisement, promising to fix the country’s problems. The 30-second spot — dubbed “Our Country” — features a clip of the New York businessman at a rally. “We are going to take our country and we’re going to fix it. We’re going to make it great again,” he is shown […]

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New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton, John Kasich

Alan Grayson reports $591K fundraising quarter, including $100K of his own

Keystone opposition leader Jane Kleeb calls Alan Grayson only ally in Florida’s Senate race

Patrick Murphy grabs Laborers’ Union endorsement, tightens hold on unions

Hillary Clinton campaign hires Mahen Gunaratna as Florida press secretary

Email insights: United for Care confident it has signatures it needs to get on 2016 ballot

Pew study: Florida most likely to be affected by growth in Hispanic voter numbers

Martin O’Malley’s debate shout-out to Puerto Ricans catches Central Floridians’ attention

Darren Soto announces more labor union support in CD 9 race

Donald Trump promises to make U.S. “greater than ever before” in new ad