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Scott PowersJuly 23, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Gov. Rick Scott unveiled the next plank in his “Make Washington Work” platform, a proposal to force U.S. senators to work five days a week and a lot more of the year if they want to draw their full federal salaries. The proposal takes issue with the standard procedures of […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Updated: With comment from Rick Scott. Discussion of algal blooms on the Caloosahatchee River took a decidedly political turn at a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in North Fort Myers. Braced for a tight re-election fight where he faces a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the three-term senator put the onus of the […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott didn’t take too well to aspersions cast by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson at him from the Caloosahatchee River yesterday. Rather than hearing from a federal official about how green algae blooms lay with state policy, Scott promises he will do something from Washington if voters send him there to replace the incumbent. […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2018

Clouds are brewing over the journalism industry, but the long-term forecast is promising. That’s according to Diane McFarlin, the former publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and current dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism. She delivered a media ‘forecast’ to an audience of UF alumni in Tallahassee this week. In the short term, […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

From a Democratic get-together in Punta Gorda to meet-and greets in Jacksonville, candidates for governor will spend this weekend connecting with voters. Here’s where you can find some of the major players. For Democratic candidates for governor, South Florida this weekend is the place to be. Philip Levine today will speak to Charlotte County Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson is in for the fight of his political career against Gov. Rick Scott in November, but Scott for Florida isn’t his only concern. On CNN Tuesday afternoon, the third-term Democrat expressed worries of Russian hacking playing a factor. “It was a year and a half ago that unanimous report of the American intelligence community, […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott blasted his U.S. senate election opponent Bill Nelson on Tuesday, calling the Democratic U.S. senator a hypocrite for not paying payroll taxes or health care benefits for campaign staffers while railing against tax cuts and Republican opposition to health care programs in Washington. Scott was responding to reports that Nelson’s campaign […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 17, 2018

Americans For Prosperity-Florida is launching a digital and direct mail effort to encourage U.S. Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Their target: Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Announced Tuesday, the Florida chapter of the Koch-funded think tank will be backing the campaign with a six-figure sum. Trump announced last week that Kavanaugh […]

Staff ReportsJuly 16, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is calling on Congress “to enact additional economic sanctions on Russia for their interference in the 2016 elections, and even suggested freezing the bank accounts of some of Russia’s most senior leaders,” according to a Monday press release. “I hope we’re going to come together quickly, in a bipartisan way, to […]

Jacob OglesJuly 15, 2018

Contributions to the Rick Scott Victory Fund include large checks from Big Sugar magnates, Florida-based developers, and the sports world, according to data published by ProPublica. The new political committee, set up to help Gov. Rick Scott unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, just made its first filing with the Federal Elections Commission. A few of the biggest names […]

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Rick Scott pushes back on Bill Nelson’s algae claims

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Rick Scott calls Bill Nelson ‘a hypocrite’ over tax, health care for staff

Americans for Prosperity targets Bill Nelson over SCOTUS confirmation

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