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Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2017

The 115th Congress and new administration of Presidential Donald Trump got its first public discussion Thursday of what should be the priorities for NASA, and Congressional leaders and expert witnesses all agreed NASA needs bold specific goals and funding stability to support them. That would mean Mars based on NASA’s current plans, but it also should […]

Dominic CalabroJanuary 17, 2017

Politicians talk repeatedly about doing things to help create jobs. But, sometimes, doing nothing is the best option. We hope that newly-elected lawmakers understand that less government intrusion is often the key to keeping the American Dream alive. A great example is the 2009 “Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.” This innocuously named effort actually […]

Terry RoenNovember 8, 2016

Republican incumbents strolled to victory Tuesday over their Democratic opponents in three U.S. House races. District 6 Republican Ron DeSantis, a two-term Republican incumbent who ran for the U.S. Senate this year before dropping out this summer, won Florida’s 6th Congressional District race to defend his seat. DeSantis, of Palm Coast, beat Democrat Bill McCullough, a political […]

Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2016

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and her nearly 24 years in Congress – gone. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and his nearly six years in Congress – gone. U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster and his nearly six years in Congress – gone, moved to an outside district. U.S. Rep. John Mica and his nearly 24 years in Congress […]

Scott PowersSeptember 22, 2016

A bill intended to give tax breaks to citrus growers needing to replace diseased trees won approval on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday. House Resolution 3957, known as the Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016, would allow citrus growers to take a full federal tax deduction, in the current tax year, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Corry Westbrook lists scores of investments on her personal financial disclosure and the environmental activist seeking to take down Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey in Florida’s 8th Congressional District might be worth millions. Westbrook’s detailed disclosure statement contrast’s sharply with that of Posey, a four-term incumbent, whose assets as listed are limited […]

Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2016

In 20 of Florida’s 26 contested congressional races this fall, one major party nominee escaped from last Tuesday’s primaries with more than five times as much cash-on-hand as the other major party’s candidate. And in many cases, the cash gap heading into the fall is so overwhelming that one party’s congressional nominee’s bank account would barely […]

Guest AuthorAugust 15, 2016

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2017 proposal suggests potential increases for higher ethanol blends in gasoline. The RFS was originally intended to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but over time the National Association of Clean Air Agencies discovered that it had produced higher emissions of nitrogen oxide and other harmful […]

Scott PowersJuly 26, 2016

This year, Central Florida voters have an unprecedented diversity of candidates to pick from for the region’s five congressional districts, and at least one, probably two, and possibly more heterosexual-white-male dynasties will fall. Straight, white, male members of Congress have always held the congressional seats in Florida’s 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Congressional Districts. […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy blasted her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. John Mica, Wednesday for his co-sponsorship of a bill she characterized as anti-gay rights — and then sitting silently through a hearing on the bill one month after the Orlando massacre at the popular gay nightclub Pulse. The First Amendment Defense Act, House Resolution 2802, […]

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NASA continuity, moon landings, urged in congressional hearing

Dominic Calabro: Keeping cigars in the Cigar City

Republicans steamroll to win U.S. House races

Orlando facing prospect of all-freshman lineup in Congress

Citrus relief bill passes U.S. House

CD 8: Corry Westbrook and Bill Posey with contrasting financial statements

Florida congressional races start fall with lopsided campaign cash

Ned Bowman: Common sense renewable fuel legislation is at the forefront

Straight, white, male dynasties falling in Central Florida congressional districts

Stephanie Murphy calls John Mica’s silence on anti-LGBT rights bill ‘unimaginable’ on Pulse’s anniversary