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A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017

This week, Sen. Bill Nelson filed legislation that would modernize and upgrade the nation’s aging 911 systems, which technology and operability have left behind. Hurricane Irma illustrated the system’s flaws in Florida. A press release from Nelson’s office noted that 29 of Florida’s emergency 911 call centers had “impaired service” after the storm, with 14 offline altogether. Nelson’s bill […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017

On Friday in Jacksonville, Sen. Bill Nelson distilled his case against the latest Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) While “it’s a start,” Nelson doesn’t see it as a finished product, and promises to file amendments in the Senate Finance Committee. “It’s way out of kilter right now. It’s too much increase […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson Wednesday trashed President Donald Trump‘s nomination of Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine as the next NASA administrator. Nelson, the ranking member on the Senate Commerce Committee and a former space shuttle astronaut himself, called Bridenstine divisively partisan and extreme, and scientifically unqualified to be leader of America’s space agency. […]

Staff ReportsOctober 30, 2017

When Alex Sink throws a fundraiser, one thing is assured – it will attract some of the most prominent Democrats on the political scene. In December 2015, the former Florida chief financial officer hosted Hillary Clinton in an event at her Hillsborough County home supporting the former Secretary of State’s presidential bid. Sink, a 2010 […]

Joe HendersonOctober 30, 2017

What I’m about to say won’t go down easily for the most dedicated Florida Democrats. They are the ones who believe they are on a holy quest in 2018 to rescue the state from Republican rule. Passion has never been a problem for those folks, but they keep losing statewide elections and I have a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2017

For Bill Nelson, it’s not enough for Democrats both in Florida and nationally to be critical and watch the Republican Party self-immolate in Washington. It is their duty as Americans to take leadership. “The Republican Party will have to answer to the path that they’ve chosen,” Nelson told hundreds of Democrats gathered Saturday at the Florida Democratic […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2017

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First, do no harm. Physicians are expected to adhere to the Hippocratic oath; it’s also a piece of advice Florida Democratic Party Chair Stephen Bittel should (perhaps) take to heart this weekend as the party gathers for its annual state conference at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando. It will be the first mass gathering […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

POLITICO reports that Gov. Rick Scott is opening a front in the 2018 ad war against likely Senate opponent Bill Nelson — and the Republican’s political committee, “Let’s Get to Work,” is buying nearly $2 million of ammo. Per POLITICO, the first ad covers “Hurricane Irma recovery, his call for Congress to fund fixes to the Lake […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

While still a hypothetical race — for now — a new poll from the University of North Florida says a contest between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott is a dead heat. In a statewide, live-dial poll of 838 registered voters, Nelson was the choice of 37 percent of respondents, Scott of 36 percent, while 20 percent were […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2017

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson added nearly $1.8 million in the third quarter according to a new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission. The new numbers also show Nelson’s principal campaign committee spent about $600,000 between the first of July and the end of September, leaving the longtime Democratic lawmaker with a little over $6.31 […]

Tag: Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson seeks to modernize 911 systems

Bill Nelson wants ‘tremendous revisions’ of GOP tax reform bill

Bill Nelson trashes Jim Bridenstine’s nomination as NASA administrator

Al Franken to fundraise for Bill Nelson at Alex Sink event

Joe Henderson: Face it Dems: Maybe Republicans care more

Bill Nelson to Florida Democrats: We have a ‘duty’ to clean up Trump’s mess

Florida Democrats to gather this weekend in Orlando

Rick Scott launches $2M ad buy: Report

New poll pegs Bill Nelson vs. Rick Scott as a dead heat

Bill Nelson has $6.3 million on hand after Q3 report