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Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

A campaign commercial for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson played again Sunday night even though it had previously raised questions about closely skirting congressional ethics rules, an allegation the campaign denies. The ad ran in most Florida NBC markets during the second hour of the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night. It uses a few seconds of […]

Scott PowersJanuary 14, 2016

Saying she is following on President Barack Obama‘s plea in his State of the Union speech to end gerrymandering, Democratic congressional candidate Susannah Randolph said Thursday she’s launching a petition effort to end the practice nationally. Randolph, running in the Orlando-based Congressional District 9, said she has begun a petition gathering effort calling for an […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced he would deliver nearly 6,000 public comments Wednesday on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, more than tripling the number of public comments the Office of the United States Trade Representative has received. The office will review the comments on the proposed trade deal’s potential effect on U.S. employment, including labor markets. Today is […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson introduced a bill Monday for a federal fair-districts amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopting many of the anti-gerrymandering provisions voters wrote into the Florida Constitution. Grayson’s bill calls for national restrictions on how states can draw congressional districts. Grayson, a Democrat from Orlando, is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat this year, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

Neither the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio nor the U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera are calling it an endorsement this morning, but Rubio’s shout-out to Lopez-Cantera in Miami Sunday night sure sounded like one, according to a report. At a Rubio rally at the Intercontinental Hotel, Rubio drew attention to […]

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 […]

Tag: Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson ad with congressional footage appears again, this time in debate

Susannah Randolph wants national anti-gerrymandering effort

Alan Grayson aims to flood TPP deal with public comments

Alan Grayson proposes federal fair districts amendment

Marco Rubio’s shout-out to Carlos Lopez-Cantera sounds “endorsy”

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