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Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2016

As All Aboard Florida tries to get everyone onboard its proposal to run higher-speed passenger trains between Orlando and South Florida, my wife and I boarded the closest thing last week, Amtrak’s Silver Meteor train, for a getaway from Orlando to South Beach. All Aboard Florida wants to run 16 passenger trains a day on […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 6, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy received the endorsement Wednesday from six South Florida mayors in his bid for the U.S. Senate. The six are Wayne Messam of Miramar, Becky Tooley from Coconut Creek, Skip Campbell of Coral Springs, Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan, Bob Margolis of Wellington, and Cutler Bay Mayor Peggy Bell. Murphy, a Jupiter Democrat, […]

Ryan RayJanuary 5, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson came out in support of President Barack Obama‘s vow to take action on gun control Tuesday. The president, in a national address, said he will move on his own to take executive action to restrict access to firearms, closing the so-called “gun-show loophole” that he says allows devious would-be gun buyers to avoid background checks […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 5, 2016

Florida politicians are speaking out about President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, with several prominent Republicans blasting the Democrat’s actions. Obama announced a package of gun-control executive actions during a speech in the East Room at the White House. The cornerstone of his executive actions is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 31, 2015

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At last, we will have a put up or shut up year. In 2016, people will have to act instead of speculate or opine, and we are going to have some answers, finally. In 2016, we’re going to find out who schlongs who. We will find out whether the rise of The Donald is the […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 30, 2015

At last, we will have a put up or shut up year. In 2016, people will have to act instead of speculate or opine, and we are going to have some answers, finally. In 2016, we’re going to find out who schlongs who. We will find out whether the rise of The Donald is the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 29, 2015

Alan Grayson simply doesn’t get it: Mixing a campaign with his official duties in Congress is a violation of ethics rules. Because if he does “get it,” how will Grayson explain his latest campaign ad? The Orlando congressman, in a new TV commercial for his U.S. Senate campaign, offers testimonials from high-profile liberals such as […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 28, 2015

Rep. Alan Grayson has earned the support of the Florida chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America. “Progressive Democrats of America’s Florida Chapter is proud to stand with our Congressman With Guts, and look forward to him fighting for all Floridians as our Senator,” said Mike Fox, Florida state coordinator for Progressive Democrats Of America, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2015

Last month, the Hillary Clinton campaign named Orlando Democrat Alan Grayson to its Florida Leadership Council. The liberal firebrand and U.S. Senate candidate joined more than 150 elected officials and community leaders – the elite of the state’s Democratic politics – to build a grassroots coalition to help Hillary win the Florida primary in March. […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2015

As much as we would like to think otherwise, in politics, not everyone can be a winner. To put it another way, as Judge Smails did in the eminently quotable “Caddyshack”: “The world needs ditch-diggers, too.” Few will disagree that 2015 was a particularly fertile political year, one that produced a bumper crop of political disappointments. That’s what […]

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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard from U.S. Coast Guard cutter James await the arrival of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for a news conference on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Port Everglades, Fla. (Amy Beth Bennett /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Amtrak is no All Aboard Florida, but it’s rolling

Patrick Murphy nabs endorsement of 6 South Florida mayors for Senate run

Alan Grayson says Barack Obama’s executive action on guns right on target

Florida Republicans blast President Barack Obama over gun-control executive actions

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: 2016 to be a put up or shut up year

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: 2016 to be a put up or shut up year

Once again, Alan Grayson violates ethics rules, this time using House committee clip in campaign ad

Alan Grayson grabs endorsement from Progressive Democrats of America

Alan Grayson still not clear about endorsing Hillary Clinton

Peter Schorsch: The 5 most disappointing Florida politicians of 2015