Jacob OglesJanuary 18, 2019
5min636
Rubio wants to tear down barriers stopping veterans from entering science fields now.
Tag: Amy KlobucharLand recently acquired by the North Florida Land Trust recently in Bradford County, Image via North Florida Land Trust.
Jacob OglesJanuary 18, 2019
A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2018
2min337
Jacksonville Democrats have an opportunity Wednesday to meet one of the many potential challengers to President Donald Trump. Second-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar will meet and greet Duval Democrats Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the party’s HQ on Bowden Road. Klobuchar is likely here to test the waters in Northeast Florida ahead of a […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 16, 2017
3min281
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that he has been appointed chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The commission was created in 2000 to monitor human rights and legal issues in China and submit an annual report to the president and Congress. Rubio previously served as chair of the 23-member body, which includes […]
Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015
4min348
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is endorsing Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “We believe that Congressman Murphy is the best suited for our agenda in Washington D.C. and will help move working families forward,” said Andy Madtes, AFSCME’s executive director, on […]
Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015
15min258
Amy Klobuchar is the senior U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. The 55-year-old Democrat was initially elected in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012. She’s just penned a new memoir, called, The Senator Next Door. At the Florida Democratic Convention held this past weekend at Lake Buena Vista, FloridaPolitics.com sat down with the senator for about ten […]
Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2015
6min785
In Lake Buena Vista, former longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank announced that he was backing Patrick Murphy for the U.S. Senate Saturday afternoon, one of his most noteworthy endorsements of his 2016 Senate contest. “I have no doubt that he is the best candidate to win this crucial senate seat so we can take back the […]
Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015
4min212
The Florida Democratic Party will gather this weekend for their fall convention in Lake Buena Vista. The confab comes almost a full year before the 2016 election, where in addition to trying to keep the state blue for the third straight time at the presidential level, the party is hoping to get one of their to join […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2015
6min269
According to reports from the Cuban Patriotic Union or UNPACU, about 200 dissidents were arrested in Cuba on Sunday. That’s at least the second major roundup of activists that has occurred since President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. and Cuba would begin to normalize relations in December, and prompted U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on […]