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Mitch PerryApril 29, 2016

David Jolly is at war with a part of his own party. The National Republican Campaign Committee is pushing back hard on that “60 Minutes” piece that aired Sunday featuring the Pinellas County congressman, and specifically his legislation that would ban federal office holders from raising campaign contributions. In a letter penned by NRCC Executive Director Rob Simms to […]

Mitch PerryApril 29, 2016

Tony Khoury describes himself as part the elite 1 percent of earners in America but says, unlike many of his cohorts, he welcomes paying additional taxes for being lucky enough to have so much. “I still believe I always have to pay my fair share,” which currently for him is at the 39.6 percent level, the […]

Scott PowersApril 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s proposed law to end campaign fundraising by sitting members of Congress has picked up two more cosponsors, including his wanna-be U.S. Senate opponent, Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. Grayson had said during his internet-based debate with Republican Jolly Monday night that he would support Jolly’s Stop Act, House Resolution 4430, and he […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2016

GOP Congressman Vern Buchanan chaired a Florida congressional delegation meeting on Thursday that focused on the spiraling death toll caused by heroin and opioid abuse throughout the state. Buchanan has a vested interest in the subject, with Manatee County, which he represents in Congress, having suffered more heroin overdose deaths per capita than any other Florida county in 2014. […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2016

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Alan Grayson says there are too many vacant or “zombie” homes in Florida and around the nation that are destroying local property values. That’s why he’s introducing the Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016, which would grant the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the authority to penalize financial institutions for not taking care of the homes that they’ve […]

Scott PowersApril 27, 2016

U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson and David Jolly drew 81,000 live viewers for their internet-webcast U.S. Senate debate Monday night plus another 186,000 and counting views on the YouTube post of the video. In addition, at least 41 TV stations appeared to have taken video clips or otherwise covered the debate as a news story. Whether that’s enough […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2016

David Jolly was criticized by his GOP senate opponents for agreeing to debate Democrat Alan Grayson when Monday night’s event was announced. They criticized him during the event. And one of them is now taking him to task for one of his responses, nearly 24 hours later. When asked if Merrick Garland, President Obama’s choice […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2016

One of the most established progressive politics groups in the country, People For the American Way, has endorsed Susannah Randolph in her Democratic primary bid for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Randolph’s campaign and the Washington-based group announced the endorsement Tuesday, saying that she would be a strong voice for Civil, women’s and voting rights. “Susannah […]

Scott PowersApril 25, 2016

Florida’s wannabe U.S. Senate race front-runners Alan Grayson and David Jolly took on Social Security, campaign finance reform, abortion and minimum wage with detailed policy answers in the first-ever “open debate” in Florida Monday night. Grayson, the Democratic congressman from Orlando, and Jolly, the Republican congressman from Seminole set firm but mostly friendly differences between […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 25, 2016

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One U.S. Senate hopeful is calling shenanigans for not getting an invite to the first debate. Augustus Sol Invictus said the debate was not open to all of the candidates, saying at least 15 candidates have emerged. In a statement, the Orlando Libertarian candidate said the organization hosting the debate pretended the Libertarian Party of […]

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David Jolly refutes charges of lying in 60 Minutes story about fundraising requirement

Indie candidate Tony Khoury makes his case for Florida U.S. Senate seat

David Jolly’s Stop Act picks up two more co-sponsors, including Alan Grayson

Florida congressional delegation gets update on heroin crisis

Alan Grayson introduces the Zombie Property Act

Alan Grayson-David Jolly debate draws 81,000 live viewers, 186,000+ since

Carlos Lopez-Cantera takes David Jolly to task for saying that Merrick Garland deserves an up-or-down vote

People For the American Way endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9

Florida’s U.S. Senate ‘open debate’ brings out policy, mostly on progressive agenda

Augustus Sol Invictus says he was shunned from Senate debate