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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 […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2017

Florida’s U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is asking the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to investigate the ambush of American soldiers in Niger, wondering if they were adequately supported. Nelson, a Democrat, sent a letter Thursday to Committee Chair John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and Ranking Member Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Republican, stating that too […]

Mitch PerryOctober 18, 2017

While Washington is filled with talk about cutting taxes and possibly health care benefits, Tampa Representative Kathy Castor sat down with current and former students from the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Tampa (UT) at the Attic in downtown Tampa on Wednesday to ask them about two of her potential proposals […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2017

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The U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced today that it is launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 14 residents at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The investigation comes following a request from Florida’s U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a senior member of the committee. […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2017

Americans for Prosperity is upping attention on Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for the congressional budget fight Wednesday by launching an internet commercial declaring that he is standing in the way of a “simple, fair tax system.” The conservative organization is including Nelson, through its Americans for Prosperity-Florida affiliate, as a target in a […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2017

The conservative fiscal policy organization Americans for Prosperity-Florida Monday urged Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to vote yes on the U.S. Senate’s Republican budget bill. AFP-FL stressed that the bill contains a set of parameters for a tax reform package that could pass the U.S. Senate by a simple majority vote. The budget blueprint […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s Let’s Get to Work committee added $75,000 in contributions last month after showing just $1,000 raised in August. The committee supported Scott’s successful re-election campaign for governor and could be back in action soon as a pot of money backing his probable campaign to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson next year. […]

Scott PowersOctober 13, 2017

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday sent a letter similar to one sent by his Democratic colleague urging more federal help for Puerto Rico, still darkened by the ravishes of Hurricane Maria more than three weeks ago. Rubio asked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Eric Hargan to “provide a […]

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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

Bill Nelson asks for senate panel investigation of Niger ambush

Kathy Castor pushes bills to help with student loan debt

U.S. Senate panel to investigate Hollywood Hills tragedy, at Bill Nelson’s request

AFP ad: Bill Nelson is standing in the way of a simple, fair tax system

Americans for Prosperity urges Bill Nelson to support Republican budget bill

Rick Scott’s political committee added $75K in September

Marco Rubio joins Bill Nelson’s call for urgent attention for public health crisis in Puerto Rico