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Ryan NicolMay 30, 2018
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Support for Jason Pizzo‘s primary challenge to state Sen. Daphne Campbell continues to pour in, as the nation’s largest public employee trade union has now endorsed Pizzo’s bid. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) announced it is backing Pizzo. AFSCME has more than 1.6 million working and retired members according to its […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018
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4min276
Top Republican lawmakers posted big fundraising reports for their political committees in December, with future Senate President Wilton Simpson leading the pack at $427,000 raised last month. Simpson’s committee, Jobs for Florida, took in 31 contributions from Dec. 1 through New Year’s Eve and a pair of committees chaired by Ryan Tyson – Floridians for […]

Mitch PerryJune 27, 2017
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4min445
Annette Taddeo is locking down more endorsements in advance of the Democratic primary scheduled next month in the special election in Senate District 40. Two major unions in Florida — the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) — announced Tuesday they’re backing her candidacy. “We […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2016
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8min454
Patrick Murphy says that despite the onslaught of negative ads being lobbed against him, he is confident that he will prevail against Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. “They are outspending us, four-to-one, I think right now, ” the Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful told about three dozen Democratic Party activists at a registration event […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 14, 2016
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Two organizations are teaming up to take a swing at Marco Rubio over Social Security. Senate Majority PAC and AFSCME PEOPLE released a new ad campaign Wednesday highlighting Rubio’s position on Medicare and Social Security. The 30-second spot is meant to point out Rubio’s calls for cuts to Social Security and votes to privatize Medicare, […]


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